Salisbury, N.C. — Catawba College junior Brandon Crabtree drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 11th inning to walk off Catawba Baseball's 5-4 win over regionally ranked Belmont Abbey in a non-conference showdown of 2025's Southeast Regional hosts at Newman Park.

TEAM STATISTICS

- Catawba out-hit Belmont Abbey 9-8

- Both teams homered; the Catawba Indians had three of four extra-base hits

- Catawba left seven runners on base; the Crusaders stranded 12

- The Catawba Indians recorded all three stolen bases

- Catawba's defense turned five double plays in the victory

- The Catawba Indian pitchers allowed four runs on eight hits and 11 walks, striking out nine; Belmont Abbey's staff allowed five runs on nine hits and nine walks, striking out 10

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Joe Burleyson got the win with three scoreless innings pitched on just one hit

- Braeden Major and Seth Sharpe combined for 2.1 shutout innings in relief

- Jake Dunlap was 4-for-5 and a homer shy of the cycle, scoring twice

- Hunter Atkins drove in two on a home run

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST INNING

- Atkins' two-run homer in the first gave Catawba the early lead

FIFTH INNING

- Belmont Abbey walked and singled to lead off the fifth

- Joe Whitaker's three-run homer gave the Crusaders the lead

SEVENTH INNING

- A two-out walk and a single allowed Belmont Abbey to tack on a run on a wild pitch

- Malachi Cloud walked before stealing second and third and scoring on Nathan Chrismon's RBI groundout

EIGHTH INNING

- Dunlap doubled down the left field line with two outs in the eighth

- Ty Hubbard's clutch single the other way tied the game at four

ELEVENTH INNING

- Dunlap tripled to deep right-center to lead off the bottom of the eleventh

- After the Crusaders made two outs that kept Dunlap at third, Crabtree drew the bases-loaded walk to give Catawba the midweek win

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns to Newman Park this weekend, hosting Lincoln Memorial for a three-game set that starts on Friday at 5 p.m.