BELMONT, N.C. — Ethan Wilson pitched five no-hit innings and two other Belmont Abbey pitchers combined to hold Southern Wesleyan to just three hits as the Crusaders earned a 5-1 win Monday at Abbey Yard. The final game of the three-game series had been rescheduled from Saturday due to inclement weather.

Wilson pitched 5.2 innings and allowed just one run and one hit and struck out three. Layton Dickerson and Joseph Hackmann accounted for the final outs of the game and allowed just one hit each as the Crusaders took the series from the Warriors.

With the win, Belmont Abbey improves to 8-2 overall and 2-1 in Conference Carolinas play. Southern Wesleyan is 2-9 overall and 1-2 in the league.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Wilson got the Crusaders off to a good start by retiring the first six batters he faced.
• Belmont Abbey got on the board with a run in both the first and second innings with RBI doubles from Joe Whitaker and Jack Boyles.
• SWU added its lone run in the third off a sacrifice fly.
• The Crusaders extended the lead to 4-1 thanks to a second RBI double from Boyles and an RBI single from Russell Golembe.
• Wilson allowed the first hit of the game in the sixth inning but the Crusaders kept the Warriors off the board as Dickerson forced a ground out to get out of the jam.
• After Dickerson forced an inning-ending double play, Whitaker delivered his second RBI double in the seventh inning to make it 5-1.
• Joseph Hackmann pitched the final two scoreless innings for Belmont Abbey to close the game out.
• The Crusaders finished with double figures in hits for the sixth time this season.
• Caleb Burr had a three-hit day for The Abbey, including two doubles.

UP NEXT

• The Crusaders continue a busy week with its second road game of the season with a contest at Lander.
• First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. in Greenwood, South Carolina.