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Ben Ferguson
11
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 19-8
8
Belmont Abbey BAC 20-9
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
19-8
11
Final
8
Belmont Abbey BAC
20-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UNC Pembroke UNCP 2 0 0 1 6 1 1 11 10 0
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 8 9 1

W: B. Kunz (5-0) L: Sniffen, Alex (5-3) S: D. Bowen (9)

17
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 20-8
5
Belmont Abbey BAC 20-10
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
20-8
17
Final
5
Belmont Abbey BAC
20-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNC Pembroke UNCP 0 2 3 5 4 0 0 0 3 17 16 0
Belmont Abbey BAC 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 7 1

W: E. McLean (3-1) L: Simonds, Brendan (4-1) S: L. Smith (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abbey Concludes Series Against UNC Pembroke

BELMONT, N.C. – The Belmont Abbey baseball team wrapped up its three-game series against UNC Pembroke with a doubleheader Saturday at Abbey Yard.
 
Three Crusaders finished with three hits for the day but it was the Braves who earned a doubleheader sweep, winning 11-8 in Game 1 followed by a 17-5 victory in Game 2.
 
Belmont Abbey moved to 20-11 overall, 11-6 in Conference Carolinas play. UNC Pembroke is 21-8, 13-2 in the league.
 
GAME 1
  • Kale Rhame recorded the first of his five hits on the day with a leadoff single in the second inning.
  • Sean Johnson's one-out single in the third inning extended his hitting streak to eight games.
  • After falling behind 3-0 entering the bottom of the fourth inning, Rhame pulled The Abbey even with a three-run home run to right field.
  • The Crusaders attempted to rally in the fifth inning starting with an RBI on a fielder's choice by Gobbel to score Patrick Taylor.
  • Belmont Abbey's best inning of the day came in the bottom of the sixth inning when they brought four runs across.
  • Zach Aehlert led off with a home run to left field that was later followed by an RBI double from Johnson and an RBI single by Adam Overcash.
  • Rhame walked with the bases loaded to bring another run.
 
GAME 2
  • Belmont Abbey got off to a good start in the bottom of the first inning thanks to a two-run home run from Ben Ferguson to make it 2-0.
  • After the Braves pulled even in the top of the second, the Crusaders re-captured the lead thanks to an RBI groundout from Taylor.
  • Belmont Abbey added a run in the fifth inning with an RBI groundout from Rhame followed by an RBI single from Overcash in the sixth inning.
  • Connor Tucker finished with two hits on the day for The Abbey.
 
HONORED
  • Belmont Abbey head baseball coach Chris Anderson was honored prior to the first pitch of the doubleheader Saturday for becoming the all-time wins leader in Belmont Abbey baseball history.
  • He surpassed the mark with his 229th win at Francis Marion Feb. 19. Anderson currently has 240 wins as the leader of the Crusaders program.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Crusaders face Queens for the second time this season in a road contest at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Tuckaseegee Dream Fields in Charlotte.
  • Belmont Abbey defeated the Royals 10-8 in the first meeting back on March 15.
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