WILSON, NC - Seventh-seeded Coker College scored two runs on two hits in the top of the 10th inning to top second-seeded Belmont Abbey 7-5 in the opening game of the 2007 CVAC Tournament. Coker rose to 20-29 overall while Abbey is 30-19.

The Abbey will play the loser of the #3 Pfeiffer vs. #6 Barton game at 1 p.m. Friday at Nixon Field while Coker will take on the Pfeiffer-Barton winner at 10 a.m. Friday morning in Fleming Stadium.

The Crusaders opened the scoring in the first on an RBI single to center by Will Breslin, scoring second baseman Alex Castellanos. The Cobras answered with two runs in the third to grab a 2-1 lead.

In the sixth, the Abbey scored twice to regain its advantage. After the first two batters were retired, third baseman Nick Popp extended the inning with a single to left, and moved to third on a double by Josh Cable. Patrick Atwell brought both men home with a single to right to give the Crusaders a 3-2 lead.

Coker responded with three runs in its half of the eighth to take a 5-3 lead, but the Crusaders tied it right back up with a pair in their half. Seth Waller and Josh Haire led off with back-to-back singles, and Popp moved them into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Cable plated Waller with a groundout to trim the Cobras lead to one, and Atwell tied the contest at five with a single, scoring Haire with the tying run.

Neither team scored in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. In the tenth, Coker third baseman Eric Losten led off by reaching second on a double error by the shortstop. He went to third on a single and stole home when Brian Nally got himself caught in a rundown but safely retreated back to first base. After a double play, Ben Davidson launched a solo homer to left field for an insurance run to give Coker a 7-5 lead. The Abbey did not score in the bottom half as the Cobras held on for the win.

Brad Boob started on the mound for the Cobras and left after yielding five runs on 10 hits in eight innings. Chris Thomas (1-1) pitched the ninth and got the win while Kyle Strickland earned his third save by pitching the 10th inning.

Trey Summerlin (3-2) took the loss in relief of starter Andy Helms, who fired 7 1/3 innings and allowed five runs on seven hits.