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Connor Powell
1
Belmont Abbey BAC 22-20, 14-12 CC
15
Winner Mount Olive UMO 31-12, 18-7 CC
Belmont Abbey BAC
22-20, 14-12 CC
1
Final
15
Mount Olive UMO
31-12, 18-7 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
Mount Olive UMO 5 2 1 0 3 4 X 15 16 1

W: Erik Johnson (6-2) L: Sniffen, Alex (7-3)

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Belmont Abbey BAC 22-21, 14-13 CC
6
Winner Mount Olive UMO 32-12, 19-7 CC
Belmont Abbey BAC
22-21, 14-13 CC
4
Final
6
Mount Olive UMO
32-12, 19-7 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0
Mount Olive UMO 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 X 6 9 0

W: Hayden Myrick (2-1) L: Collett, Josh (2-2) S: Andrew Ledbetter (6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abbey Baseball Closes Series at No. 19 Mount Olive

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — Belmont Abbey left fielder Connor Powell finished with three hits and drove in three runs over the course of a doubleheader against No. 19 Mount Olive Saturday at Scarborough Field.
 
However, the Crusaders dropped both games of the doubleheader, falling 15-1 in the opener before a 6-4 loss in the nighcap.
 
The Crusaders are 22-21 overall, 14-13 in Conference Carolinas play following Saturday's results. The Trojans are 32-12 overall, 19-7 in  the league.
 
GAME 1
  • Powell had the first hit of the afternoon in the third inning with a two-out double.
  • Mount Olive jumped out to a fast start with a five-run first inning followed by three more runs over the next two innings.
  • Powell drove in the Abbey's lone run on a sacrifice fly in the fifth to plate Jake Andriole.
  • Andriole led the inning off with a single and Justin Herrera added a single in the inning for the Crusaders.
  • Belmont Abbey had just three hits in the opener.
  • UMO broke the game open with seven runs over the final two innings.
  • Alex Sniffen took the loss for the Crusaders.
 
GAME 2
  • Mount Olive scored the first two runs of the game in the bottom of the first inning.
  • The Crusaders' first breakthrough came in the fourth inning with a three-run frame.
  • Carter DuHaime earned an RBI after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Powell drove in two more runs with a single to make it 3-2.
  • A pair of two-out doubles drove in three runs for UMO as the Trojans retook the lead.
  • Belmont Abbey chipped away at the deficit in the seventh as Connor Tucker drove in Powell, who led the inning off with a triple.
  • A sacrifice fly in the eighth extended the Trojans lead to 6-4.
  • Belmont Abbey was able to get the tying run on base but were unable to bring anyone else in.
  • Josh Collett took the loss for the Crusaders.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Crusaders head on the road for the final time in the regular season as the Crusaders face Emory & Henry at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Emory, Virginia.
  • Following that series, Belmont Abbey hosts Young Harris in the final Conference Carolinas series of the regular season starting next Friday at Abbey Yard.
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