BELMONT, N.C. — Josh Wilson hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Belmont Abbey baseball team earned a 5-4 win over Augusta Wednesday evening at Abbey Yard.
Wilson's winning hit scored Todd Velottta, who led off the inning with a double to left-center field. Velotta had two hits on the day for the Abbey as well in the win.
Ethan Wilson put together a strong start on the mound, allowing just one run and two hits in 6.1 innings of work.
It is the third straight win and the second walk-off home win in as many games for the Crusaders, who improve to 18-10 on the season. Augusta falls to 8-20 on the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wilson helped the Abbey get off to a good start by not allowing a hit in the first four innings of the game.
- The Crusaders took advantage of the strong start on the mound, starting with an RBI triple by Connor Tucker to score Matthew Fattore.
- Justin Herrera extended the Abbey lead to 2-0 thanks a leadoff home run in the third inning.
- Jackson Risk provided the spark offensively for Belmont Abbey in the fourth with an RBI triple to score Caleb Burr and he later scored on a balk.
- Augusta got two runs on the board in the seventh but Ethan Yarbrough struck out the final batter of the inning to keep it a two-run game.
- The Jaguars scored runs in the eighth and ninth innings to tie the game.
- Belmont Abbey completed the win starting with the Velotta double followed by Carter DuHaime reaching on a hit by pitch.
- After a sacrifice bunt from Jack Boyles, that set the stage for Wilson's walk-off in his lone at bat of the game.
- Layton Dickerson earned his second win of the season in relief for the Crusaders.
UP NEXT
- The Belmont Abbey baseball team resumes Conference Carolinas play with a three-game series at Erskine.
- The first game of the series is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start in Due West, S.C.
