FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. -- Bailey Presley had three hits, including solo home run in the opener, but Belmont Abbey dropped a Conference Carolinas softball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Emmanuel. The Lions took the first game 9-3 and the second 7-1.

Wih the results, the Crusaders fall to 21-16 overall and close out the conference season 13-11. Emmanuel sits at 29-22, 15-9.

THE OPENER

• Belmont Abbey fell behind 4-0 after two innings and could never fully recover.
• Bailey Presley and Sydney Pon both homered as part of the Crusaders' six hits. Sage Farmer and Casey Laing recorded doubles, while Foster Sharpe and Maddie Phillips singled.
• Adison Yoder took the loss to fall to 8-6. She gave up all nine runs on nine hits and a walk. Jenna Goldey threw 2.1 innings of scoreless relief, retiring seven of the eight batters she faced (one on a double play).

THE NIGHTCAP

• Presley posted a second multi-hit game with a pair of singles. She also scored The Abbey's only run.
• Farmer extended her hitting streak to 13 games, while Phillips added another singles as a pinch hitter.
• Hallie Mele and McKenna Meadors collected the other two hits. Meadors' double was the only extra-base hit in the contest.
• Meadors (6-7) started and gave up 10 hits and two walked in 3.1 innings. Goldey allowed just one baserunner in 2.2 innings for relief.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey closes out the regular season with a doubleheader at Tusculum on Monday.
• The contests were previously rained out twice, March 22 and April 12.