WILSON, N.C. – The Belmont Abbey Crusaders collected 13 hits and scored three runs in the ninth against the second seeded North Greenville Crusaders. NGU took the 12-7 win in the elimination game to advance in the Conference Carolinas tournament. North Greenville improved to 31-11 as The Abbey ended their season 21-20.
Recap
North Greenville 12, Belmont Abbey 7

• Sean Johnson homered to lead off the game.
• Ben Gobbel had a two RBI single in the third.
• Ben Ferguson blasted a home run in the eighth inning.
• Adam Overcash, Mick Mauer, and Zach Aehlert all had RBI singles in the ninth.
• Johnson, Gobbel, Overcash, and Patrick Taylor had multi-hit games.
• Joe Cooney struck out five in his two innings of relief.
• Alex Sniffen and Trey Cruz both struck out a pair.

The Abbey ends the 2021 season with a 21-20 record finishing fourth in the conference standings.