Belmont Abbey freshman third baseman Elio Rey drew a bases loaded walk with two outs in the top of the ninth to break a 5-5 tie, and the Crusaders held off a Limestone rally in the bottom of the inning as they extended their winning streak to four with a 6-5 win this afternoon at Bob Prevatte Park. The Abbey, which completed the three-game sweep, improves to 30-14 overall and and 16-5 in Conference Carolinas, while the Saints slip to 20-26 overall and 9-12 in Conference play.

Trey Summerlin earned the win after allowing just one hit over two and two-thirds scoreless innings, striking out a pair. John Merritt earned the save after retiring the final batter of the game on a strikeout in the only batter he faced.

The Crusaders jumped ahead 2-0 in the first on a two-run homer by Alex Castellanos, but the Saints responded with a solo homer in their half to cut the lead to 2-1. Both teams plated two in the third as the Abbey held a 4-3 lead, but Limestone scored two in the sixth to claim a 5-4 lead.

That was the score until the top of the seventh when the Crusaders scored on an error with two outs to knot the game at five, and took the lead in the top of the ninth as Will Breslin drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a single by Castellanos. Carlos Vasquez moved both men over one base on a groundout. After Seth Waller was intentionally walked to load the bases, Breslin was cut down at home on a fielder's choice, but keeping the bases loaded, and then Rey was walked, bringing Castellanos home with the winning run.

Summerlin retired the first two batters in the top of the inning, but issued a walk and then a single before giving way to Merritt, who recorded a strikeout to end the game.

The Crusaders finished with ten hits as Rey and Castellanos both led the way with three. Castellanos scored three times.