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Baseball Senior Day 2025
8
King (Tenn.) KING 14-35, 8-22 CC
18
Winner Belmont Abbey BAC 34-14, 21-9 CC
King (Tenn.) KING
14-35, 8-22 CC
8
Final
18
Belmont Abbey BAC
34-14, 21-9 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
King (Tenn.) KING 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 8 8 3
Belmont Abbey BAC 2 5 3 0 3 3 2 0 X 18 17 1

W: Stegura, Drew (7-3) L: Dickenson (2-8)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abbey Baseball Completes Sweep of King on Senior Day

BELMONT, N.C. — The Belmont Abbey baseball team jumped out to a fast start and never looked back as the Crusaders closed the regular season with an 18-8 Senior Day win over King Saturday afternoon at Abbey Yard.

The Crusaders jumped out to a 10-1 lead after the first three innings as Belmont Abbey won its sixth straight game.

Drew Stegura earned his seventh win of the season with a five-inning on the mound while Caleb Burr had a four-hit day to lead the Crusaders offensively.

With the win, Belmont Abbey closes the regular season with a 34-14 record and a 21-9 record in Conference Carolinas play. King is 14-35 overall and 8-22 in the league.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Belmont Abbey got on the board in the first inning by scoring on a King throwing error and later an RBI groundout from Burr.
  • After King hit a home run in the second inning, the Crusaders broke the game open with a five-run frame.
  • Powell got the scoring started with an RBI double followed by a two-run double from Todd Velotta.
  • Burr drove in two more runs with another double two batters later.
  • The Crusaders added three more runs in the third inning after taking advantage of another King error.
  • Powell and Velotta drove in runs to cap the scoring in the frame.
  • King added two runs in the fifth but Belmont Abbey answered with three runs thanks to an RBI double from Boyles and a two-run single from Josh Wilson.
  • The Crusaders added three more runs in the sixth, two of which came off a dropped fly ball. Herrera drove in another run via sacrifice fly.
  • King added a run in the seventh and four in the ninth.
  • Ethan McLain drove in a run on Senior Day while Emerson scored on a wild pitch in the seventh to cap the scoring for the Crusaders.

SENIOR DAY
UP NEXT
  • Belmont Abbey will await its seed in the Conference Carolinas Tournament scheduled to begin Wednesday at CaroMont Health Park.
  • The full tournament bracket will be unveiled Saturday night. Check abbeyathletics.com online and on social media for more information.
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