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Wolves Earn Doubleheader Split with Francis Marion

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NEWBERRY - The Newberry Wolves improved to 3-1 on the season after splitting a pair of 1-0 games with Peach Belt Conference foe Francis Marion.

The team next plays on Saturday, taking on Limestone in a pair of games set to begin at 1:00 p.m.

Game One: Francis Marion 1, Newberry 0

A first-inning unearned run by the Patriots was the difference as Francis Marion took an early lead and held on for a 1-0 victory.

Kaylyn Camacho (Tampa, Fla.) followed her no-hitter Saturday with another stellar performance, pitching a complete game one-hitter and tallying 12 strikeouts with just one walk. The only hit Camacho allowed was a third-inning bunt single.

In the first inning, the Patriots' leadoff hitter reached on an error, then was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. A wild pitch on a Camacho strikeout put runners on the corners, and a sacrifice fly brought home the only run either team would score.

Newberry mounted a serious threat in the fourth inning, using a walk, an error, and a sacrifice bunt to move two runners into scoring position with two outs. A strikeout ended the inning, however, and the Patriots held on for the victory.

Game Two: Newberry 1, Francis Marion 0

The Wolves returned the favor in the final game of the doubleheader, winning another low-scoring contest.

Newberry loaded the bases on three consecutive two-out singles in the fourth inning before a Lindsey Workman scorcher up the middle was speared by Francis Marion's Lindsey Brown and turned into a force out at second base.

The Wolves were finally able to break through in the next frame. There were three Patriot errors in the inning, most notably a failed pickoff attempt at third base that skipped into left field and allowed Katie Capobianco (Coconut Creek, Fla.) to cross the plate.

Shelley Jeffcoat (Lexington, S.C.) was spectacular in the circle for Newberry, pitching a complete game in which she allowed four hits and a walk. At the plate, Newberry never went down on strikes.

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