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Jason White
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Belmont Abbey Coll. BELMON~1 7-3, 0-1 CC
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Winner Francis Marion Univ. FMU 6-1, 1-0 CC
Belmont Abbey Coll. BELMON~1
7-3, 0-1 CC
0
Final
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Francis Marion Univ. FMU
6-1, 1-0 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Belmont Abbey Coll. BELMON~1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Francis Marion Univ. FMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0

W: Halton Hardy (2-0) L: White, Jason (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Crusaders Open Conference Play at Francis Marion

FLORENCE, S.C. – The Belmont Abbey baseball team opened Conference Carolinas play with a road contest against Francis Marion Friday. The Crusaders were locked in a close battle with the Patriots and it was Francis Marion who came away with a 1-0 victory in the ninth inning.
 
Jason White put together his longest start of the season, striking out four and allowing just four hits in 8.2 innings.
 
Belmont Abbey moved to 7-3 overall, 0-1 in league play. Francis Marion is now 6-1, 1-0.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Jason White got The Abbey off to a strong start by retiring the first seven batters that he faced.
  • The Crusaders finished with nine hits for the contest, including two each from Sean Johnson and Connor Tucker.
  • Belmont Abbey's best chance to score came early in the second inning with a pair of singles from Adam Overcash and Carter DuHaime.
  • Patrick Taylor and Connor Tucker were both able to record consecutive two-out singles in the fourth inning to give the Crusaders another chance.
  • The Abbey tried to mount another scoring chance in the ninth inning starting with a leadoff double from Zach Aehlert.
  • White was able to keep the Patriots out of scoring position for the first eight innings.
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UP NEXT
The Crusaders close the series with a doubleheader against the Patriots beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday.
 
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