DUE WEST, S.C. -- Adison Yoder went 5-for-7 at the plate and had a win and a save in the circle as Belmont Abbey swept a doubleheader at Erskine in Conference Carolinas softball action Tuesday afternoon. The Crusaders won game one 9-7 in come-from-behind fashion, then took the second game 14-1 in five innings.

The Abbey registered 29 hits during the two games, including a season-high-tying 17 in the nightcap. The results, combined with a Converse loss at North Greenville later in the day, guarantees a berth in the Conference Carolinas Championship at the end of the month for the Crusaders (16-22, 10-10). The Flying Fleet (19-16, 9-9) also secured a spot despite the losses.

THE OPENER

• Belmont Abbey hit three home-runs, including Pon's game-winner, a three-run blast in the sixth. It turned a 7-5 deficit into an 8-7 lead.
• Five players had two hits each -- Pon, Hallie Mele, Bailey Presley, Mackenzie Sprinkle and Adison Yoder. Pon drove in four and scored once, while Mele and Presley scored three times apiece.
• Mele and Presley led off the game with back-to-back homers.
• Savanna Wise, who was moved onto the varsity roster mid-season off the developmental team, earned her first career win. The third pitcher of the game, she threw two scoreless innings, allowing just two hits.
• Adison Yoder earned her first save of the season by pitching the sixth and seventh innings. She allowed only one hit and one walk.

THE NIGHTCAP

• Presley and Mackenzie Allison each went 4-for-4, while Yoder and Mele both had three hits and a walk in four plate appearances.
• Allison drove in three with a pair of doubles, while Yoder also had three RBIs.
• The Crusaders exploded to an 11-0 lead after three innings with three in the first, six in the second and  two in the third. Yoder's two-run single keyed the first, while Presley's third home run in the last six games -- a two-run dinger -- and a two-run double by Marlie Stilwell highlighted the third.
• Sadler Gwynn hit her first career home run, a three-run shot in the fifth.
• Yoder (11-7) scattered five hits and two walks for the complete-game victory. She struck out four in allowing just the one run.
• Head Coach Tony Mele improved to 9-0 all-time against the Flying Fleet.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey closes out the regular season this weekend with home doubleheaders against Chowan Friday and Barton Saturday.
• The Crusaders are in a battle for the No. 6 seed, which would earn a direct entry to the double-elimination tournament. Seeds 7-10 face a play-in game to make the main bracket.