BELMONT, N.C. – The Belmont Abbey Baseball team swept the first doubleheader in their Conference Carolinas series vs King at Abbey Yard Friday. The Crusaders blasted a total of six home runs in the two games as they improve to 17-8 on the season with a 16-6 conference record. King moves to 9-12 on the year and 8-10 in league play.
 
Game One
Belmont Abbey 10, King 2

• The Crusaders collected 14 hits led by Sean Johnson's three hit effort.
• Adam Overcash, Zach Aehlert, and Danny Cruz all had two hits in the game.
• Mason Dodd and Sean Johnson both crushed two-run homers.
• Sam High earned his fourth win pitching 5.2 innings allowing two runs on five hits, no walks, and striking out seven.
• Will Carney struck out two in his inning of relief.

Game Two
Belmont Abbey 10, King 8

• The Abbey scored two runs in the fifth, three in the sixth, four in the seventh and one in the eighth to earn the come-from-behind win.
• Mason Dodd went 3-for-four with two home runs for the Crusaders.
• Ben Ferguson, Ben Gobbel, and Aehlert also recorded multi-hit games.
• Following Mason Dodd's lead Cruz and Gobbel each hit home runs on the contest.
• Jason White pitched five innings allowing just two runs on six hits with a strikeout.
• Joe Cooney was credited with his second win of the year.
• Dylan Smith pitched the final two innings striking out all six batters he faced to record his conference leading fourth save.

Up Next
The Crusaders will host King in a doubleheader Saturday to wrap to the series.