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Wingate University Athletics

Levi Cummings
5
Winner Belmont Abbey BAC 11-2
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Wingate WU 10-2
Winner
Belmont Abbey BAC
11-2
5
Final
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Wingate WU
10-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Belmont Abbey BAC 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 15 0
Wingate WU 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 0

W: Parker MacPhail (1-0) L: Wildman, Lane (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Ninth-inning homer gives Belmont Abbey 5-4 victory over Bulldogs

Wingate, N.C.----In a battle of two of the top three teams in the region, the Belmont Abbey Crusaders got a ninth-inning homer from Thomas Yoder to prevail 5-4 at Wingate University in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The Crusaders move to 11-2 on the year, while the Bulldogs fall to 10-2 overall.

Yoder was two-for-four on the day, connecting on a pair of homers. Josh Genthe added three hits including a homer, while Kevin Elefante was three-for-four with an RBI. Matt McGarry also drove in a run for Belmont Abbey.

Junior infielder Reece Daniel (Asheboro, N.C.) was two-for-two with a homer and two runs scored to lead the Wingate offense. Freshman outfielder Justin Guy (Greensboro, N.C.) added a double and two RBI, while senior infielder Brett Branton (Athens, Ga.) also drove in a run.

The Crusaders jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, with Nick Beinlich starting the game with a double, then scoring on a McGarry sacrifice fly. Yoder followed with a solo shot to center to put Belmont Abbey on top by two.

Wingate scored three times in the second to take the lead. A walk and back-to-back singles from Daniel and Trent Wynn (New Bern, N.C.) loaded the bases for Guy, who lined a two-run double to right center to tie it. Branton followed with a sacrifice fly to put the Bulldogs on top 3-2.

Belmont Abbey scored twice in the fifth to regain the lead. Genthe tied it with a two-out solo shot to right, while Elefante's RBI double made it 4-3.

Wingate tied the game in the bottom of the sixth when Daniel connected on his first homer of the year, a solo shot to left center to make it 4-4.

That was the score until the top of the ninth, when Yoder connected on his second homer of the day and fourth of the season, a solo shot to right center to make it 5-4.

Parker MacPhail got the win, tossing 1 2/3 no-hit innings in relief with four strikeouts. Junior right-hander Lane Wildman (Virginia Beach, Va.) took the loss, falling to 1-1. He allowed a run on three hits in 1 1/3 innings of work, striking out one.

Wingate is back in action Friday, opening conference play at home when Lincoln Memorial comes to town for a three-game series, starting Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPN3.
 
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