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Connor Tucker
4
Belmont Abbey BAC 7-7
7
Winner Wingate WU 10-5
Belmont Abbey BAC
7-7
4
Final
7
Wingate WU
10-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 7 1
Wingate WU 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 7 10 0

W: Cal Riehl (1-0) L: Vickers, Ian (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Tucker Tallies Three Hits At Wingate

WINGATE, N.C. — Connor Tucker finished with three hits and Justin Herrera drove in two runs as the Belmont Abbey baseball team began its extended road trip with a contest at Wingate Tuesday.
 
The Crusaders fell behind early and had the tying run at the plate in the ninth inning but the Bulldogs were able to hold on for a 7-4 win over The Abbey.
 
Belmont Abbey is now 7-7 on the season while Wingate is 10-5 following Tuesday's result.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Wingate got on the board with one run in the first inning and extended that lead with four runs in the second.
  • Justin Herrera got the Crusaders on the board with his first of two runs batted in with an RBI single in the fourth.
  • After Ian Vickers made his first start for Belmont Abbey, Jacob Larkins came in and struck out five in three innings of relief.
  • The Bulldogs added runs in the sixth and seventh, the Crusaders began their rally with a two-run eighth inning with Caleb Burr drawing a bases loaded walk and Herrera adding a sacrifice fly.
  • Tucker's first hit came in the fourth inning and added hits in the eighth and ninth.
  • His double in the ninth set up the RBI single from Carter DuHaime to get the Crusaders within three.
  • The Abbey had the tying run at the plate but the Bulldogs were able to hold on for the win.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Crusaders head back on the road to face Francis Marion for a three-game series against the Patriots starting Friday at 5 p.m. in Florence, South Carolina.
  • Belmont Abbey will play its next six games on the road.
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