Tigerville, S.C.—Led by a group of seniors, the North Greenville baseball team wrapped up the home portion of its 2012 regular season on Tuesday with an impressive 19-9 showing against Brevard College.

Markus Duckworth and Derek Fulmer led the way for NGU with 4 hits a piece. Duckworth was 4-4 with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored while Fulmer was 4-6 with 3 RBI and 4 runs scored. Fulmer also added 3 doubles to his season total.

The Crusaders pounced on Brevard pitching early scored 2 runs, in the first inning. Derek Fulmer’s first double led to an NGU run when Adam Taylor scored from second base. Senior Davis Frazier also platted a run for the Crusaders with an RBI single. Frazier finished the day going 3-5 with 3 RBI.

Brevard evened the sore at 2 in the top of the 2^nd inning with 2 runs on 2 hits. Back to back hits by Brevard, a leadoff single from Tarron Robinson, and a double from Cody Queen would put runners in scoring position for the Tornados with 0 outs. Randy O’Dell’s sacrifice fly to center field would plate the first run for Brevard and move Queen to third. Queen would later score on a ground out to 2^nd.

Brevard would take its only lead of the game in the 4^th inning after scoring a solo run. Chad Funkhouser, who reached base on a leadoff single, would later come around to score on a leadoff single.

The flood gates would open on Brevard in the bottom half of the 4^th inning after the Crusaders cashed in 7 runs on 5 hits and a Tornado error. Taylor Hollifield’s leadoff single would spark the rally. Markus Duckworth would follow Hollifield’s single with a run scoring double. Dylan Fulk, who also started on the mound for NGU would help his own cause with an RBI single, scoring Duckworth from 3^rd base to help NGU regain a 4-3 lead. The Crusaders would also pickup RBI’s from Derek Fulmer, Allen Staton, Andrew Lawrence, and Anthony Foulk to push their lead to 9-3.

The Crusaders would score 2 more runs in the 5^th inning to take an 11-3 lead before Brevard cut into the deficit. The Tornados would score 2 runs in the 6^th inning on 2 hits. Randy O’Dell cashed in 1 Brevard run on an RBI single, and Troy Marlowe picked up another with a bases loaded walk.

The steady handed Crusaders answered with 7 more runs in the 7^th. Adam Taylor’s double started the scoring for the Crusaders scoring Markus Duckworth and Dylan Fulk. Andrew Lawrence would also pickup 2 runs on an RBI single with 2 outs. NGU would score 1 more run in the 8^th, and the Tornado would threaten in the 9^th, but scored just 3 runs to wrap up the 2012 regular season home schedule for NGU.

Dylan Fulk picked up the win for the Crusaders in his first start of the season. Fulk pitched 5 innings and gave up 5 runs on 8 hits. He helped his own cause offensively with a 2-6 performance at the plate. He also scored 2 runs and picked up an RBI.

Senior David Frazier was 3-5 at the plate with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored and senior Anthony Foulk was 1-5 with a run scored and an RBI. Freshman Allen Staton continued his impressive debut campaign with a 3-5 showing. Staton scored 2 runs and picked up an RBI.

The Crusaders will wrap up the 2012 regular season this weekend with a 3 game set against conference leading Mount Olive College. The Crusaders and Trojans will open the series on Friday evening at 6pm. The Crusaders need 1 win in their final 3 games to secure a spot in the Conference Carolinas tournament. NGU can also secure a spot in the post season with a Coker loss to Barton.