Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan fell to the Belmont Abbey Crusaders in the final two games of the series in 13-3 and 15-5 final scores.
The Warriors collected six hits in game one with
Josh Asbill leading the team with two hits.
Parker Pillsbury doubled. Pillsbury brought in all three RBIs the Warriors recorded. Southern Wesleyan walked four times and
Chance Fogel stole a base.
Sean Sutay started game one and pitched 4.1 innings while striking out three batters.
Devyn Bond,
Josh Fenton and
Aidan Evans all came in to pitch in relief.
Southern Wesleyan had six hits in the second game. Both
Ty King Richards and
Dawson Posick recorded two hits.
Will Pitts led the team two of the three RBIs. The Warriors walked six times and both King Richards and
Josh Asbill were hit by pitches.
TJ McEvilly started game two on the mound.
Aaron Bennett led the team with two strikeouts in the game.
Game Vitals
Game One Final: Belmont Abbey 13, Southern Wesleyan 3
Game Two Final: Belmont Abbey 15, Southern Wesleyan 5
Records: Southern Wesleyan (10-36 / CC 2-25) Belmont Abbey (30-15 / CC 18-8)
How It Happened
Game One
Belmont Abbey took the first run of the game in the top of the first inning. They went on to score in the top of the second and third innings to put them ahead 4-0.
The Warriors countered in the bottom of the third inning.
Josh Asbill led off with a single to center field. With two out,
Chance Fogel walked to advance Asbill to second.
Ty King Richards bunted the ball to sacrifice himself and advance both Fogel and Asbill ninety feet.
Parker Pillsbury doubled down the left field line to bring both runners in to score to put Southern Wesleyan down 4-2.
The Crusaders continued to push ahead as they brought three more runs in to score in the top of the fourth inning. They took a 13-2 run lead after scoring runs in the top of the fifth and sixth innings.
Southern Wesleyan scored their final run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Jordan Montgomery led off the inning with a single up the middle. With two outs,
Chance Fogel walked. A single to short stop by
Ty King Richards loaded up the bases.
Parker Pillsbury was then hit by a pitch to bring Montgomery in. However, Belmont Abbey went on to win the first game 13-3.
Game Two
Belmont Abbey charged out of the gate in the second game as they brought six runs in to score in the top of the first inning.
Southern Wesleyan countered in the bottom of the first inning.
Chance Fogel led off with a walk and then advanced to second as Ty King Richard was hit by a pitch. A fielding error by first base allowed
Parker Pillsbury to reach first and brought Fogel in to score. The Warriors continued to press as
Josh Galloway grounded out to bring King Richards in to score.
The Crusaders put four more runs in to score in the top of the third inning. They pushed further ahead with runs in the top of the fifth.
The Warriors continued to battle as
Chance Fogel led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a walk. A single up the middle by
Ty King Richards allowed Fogel to advance to third base. With
Caden Cotton pinch running for King Richards,
Zach O'Malley walked to advance Cotton to second. With two out,
Josh Asbill was hit by a pitch.
Dylan Carter came in to pinch run for Asbill. A wild pitch allowed Fogel to come in and score.
Will Pitts then singled to left center to bring both Carter and Cotton in to score to put the Warriors within six runs of the Crusaders.
However, Belmont Abbey scored in the eighth and ninth innings to win the game 15-5.
What's Next
The Warriors will remain at home on April 26 as they host the Georgia Collect Bobcats. They will then wrap up the regular season on April 29-30 as they travel to Mount Olive, NC to take on the University of Mount Olive Trojans.
