Belmont Abbey pinch hitter Matt Mazzolla plated Michael Accettullo with the winning run with one out in the bottom of the tenth inning as the Crusaders baseball team upset the nationally tenth-ranked Catawba Indians 4-3 this afternoon at Abbey Yard. The Crusaders, winners of five-straight, move to 22-7-1, while Catawba falls to 25-9.

After Anthony Dimino put the Abbey ahead 2-0 in the third on a two-run homer, Catawba scored three unanswered runs, starting with one in the fourth and two more in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead.

Belmont Abbey fired right back in the seventh to deadlock the game at three. Connor Kwalwasser led off with a double to left, moved to third on a balk and scored on a groundout by Michael Falsetti.

The contest remained tied until the bottom of the tenth when the Abbey won the game. Kyle Buchanan led off with a single back up the middle and was replaced by Accettullo. Weston Clarke then fouled out deep in first base territory, but it was enough for Accettullo to tag up and reach second just before the tag. Quinn Hawksworth moved him to third on a fielder's choice, and then Mazzolla ended it when he reached on a fielder's choice, as Accettullo just eluded the tag at the plate to score the winning run.

Nate Cudney earned the win in two innings of relief, as he allowed just one hit, striking out four in seven batters faced. Graham Lawing took the loss after giving up one run on four hits in three innings. He struck out one.

The Crusaders totaled 12 hits as Dimino, Falsetti, Kwalwasser and Ian Vazquez all had two.