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Todd Velotta
Timothy Shar
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Belmont Abbey BAC 15-7, 4-7 CC
2
Winner Barton BARTON 10-9, 6-5 CC
Belmont Abbey BAC
15-7, 4-7 CC
1
Final
2
Barton BARTON
10-9, 6-5 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Barton BARTON 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0

W: Tanner Halvorson (3-2) L: Sniffen, Alex (3-2)

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Belmont Abbey BAC 15-8, 4-8 CC
9
Winner Barton BARTON 11-9, 7-5 CC
Belmont Abbey BAC
15-8, 4-8 CC
2
Final
9
Barton BARTON
11-9, 7-5 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Barton BARTON 1 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 X 9 13 2

W: Connor Patterson (1-0) L: Aehlert, Nic (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abbey Baseball Concludes Series at Barton

WILSON, N.C. – The Belmont Abbey baseball team wrapped up a three-game Conference Carolinas series at Barton Saturday at Nixon Field.
 
The Crusaders and Bulldogs were locked in a tight battle in the opener but fell 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning. That was followed by a 9-2 win for Barton in the series finale.
 
Belmont Abbey is now 15-8 overall, 4-8 in Conference Carolinas. Barton is 11-9 overall, 7-5 in the league.
 
GAME 1
  • Connor Tucker led the way with two hits offensively for the Crusaders in the opener.
  • Barton got on the board with an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning.
  • The Crusaders pulled even in the top of the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly from Todd Velotta.
  • The Bulldogs came away with the win in the bottom of the seventh inning on a squeeze play.
  • Alex Sniffen struck out eight in 6.1 innings.
 
GAME 2
  • Belmont Abbey fell behind early in the first two innings but answered with a pair of runs in the third innings.
  • The first run came on an RBI single by Ben Ferguson to score Velotta while Patrick Taylor later scored on a throwing error by the Bulldogs.
  • Ferguson and Velotta accounted for all four hits in the contest.
  • The Bulldogs pulled away with two runs in the bottom of the third inning and four in the bottom of the fifth inning.
  • The Crusaders pitching staff accounted for 12 strikeouts in the second game.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Crusaders close out the road trip with a mid-week contest at Mars Hill at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
  • Belmont Abbey resumes Conference Carolinas play with a home series against Mount Olive beginning at 5 p.m. March 17 at Abbey Yard.
 
 
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