BELMONT, N.C. - Hallie Mele scored four runs as the Belmont Abbey Softball team swept Erskine this afternoon, with scores of 3-1 and 10-2.  The Abbey now stands at 16-7 on the season, with a 3-3 Conference Carolinas record.  Erskine dips to 6-19 overall, with a 2-6 conference mark.

THE OPENER

• The Flying Fleet scored in the first inning.  However, a double by Mele brought home Isabella Kretschmer to tie the game, and a single by Sydney Pon scored Mele to put The Abbey in front 2-1
• Payton Whitley hit a homerun in the sixth to cap off the 3-1 victory
• Abby Craver threw a complete game and tossed five strikeouts, while walking just one

THE NIGHTCAP

• Erskine again scored in the first, and the Crusaders responded in the bottom of the inning.  Mele scored on a single by Bailey Presley, and Emma Frye scored later in the inning to give Belmont Abbey the lead for good
• Mele homered in the second with Afton Jessee on base, giving the Crusaders a 4-1 lead
• In the third, Mackenzie Sprinkle made it 6-1 in the third, with a 2-RBI single
• In the fifth, Presley hit a single that scored Whitley and Mele, and BAC wrapped up the 10-2 victory
• Alannah Browne pitched all five inning, striking out six and walking just one
• On the day, Mele went 3-for-6 with four runs and three RBIs
• Presley went 4-for-6 with a run and three RBIs

UP NEXT

Belmont Abbey will visit Southern Wesleyan on Friday, April 1.  That doubleheader will start at 1 p.m.