Belmont Abbey scored 14 runs on 20 hits, posting seven runs in the first and six more in the fourth as the Crusaders earned a 14-2 win over the visiting Wingate Bulldogs this afternoon at Abbey Yard. Belmont Abbey moves to 12-11, while Wingate drops to 11-9.

Tyler Powell, the second of five Abbey pitchers, earned the win as he allowed an unearned run on four hits in three innings. Charles Wolfe took the loss after giving up seven runs, six earned, on three hits in a third of an inning. He walked four batters.

The Bulldogs jumped ahead 1-0 in the first on an RBI double by Jacob Karr that scored Casey Allison, who earlier reached on an error, but the Abbey responded with seven runs in its half of the inning to take a lead it would never lose.

Gabby Amor was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a bunt single by Josh Frazier. After a pop out, Danny Brion lifted a routine fly ball to center that was dropped, loading the bases. Tim Dye converted the opportunity with a single back through the box, scoring Amor and Frazier to put the Abbey ahead to stay, 2-1. Wolfe then walked four straight batters which led to three Abbey runs, and Amor followed with a single to left center that plated Vinny Santoemma and Daniel Torrente.

Wingate got one back in the top of the second as Tres Ramirez reached on a fielding error, moved to third on a double by Ethan Strickland and scored on a sacrifice fly by Allison to cut the deficit to 7-2.

That was all of the scoring until the fourth when the Abbey blew the game open with six runs, getting two-RBI singles by Dye and Frazier, an RBI double by Chris Vazquez and an RBI single by Santoemma.

The Abbey added a final run in the seventh, getting an RBI double by Torrente that scored Vazquez, who reached with a single.

Belmont Abbey rapped out 20 hits with Frazier, Torrente, Dye and Roberto Sanchez all recording three. Dye finished three for four with four RBI, while Amor, Vazquez, Torrente, Santoemma and Frazier each driving in two runs.

Wingate's Chris Vazquez had two of Wingate's seven hits, the only Bulldog to record more than one. The Abbey left 12 men stranded on the basepaths, while Wingate left 11 men.