Mount Olive, NC - 10th ranked Mount Olive held off #16th ranked Newberry 4-1 Wednesday afternoon in a critical top-20 non-conference matchup.

Zachary Bailes would lead off the top of the third with a walk and then move up to second on a sacrifice bunt by Dalton Lansdowne.  Ian Clements would then follow with a single down the left-field line to score Bailes and give the Wolves a 1-0 lead. 

 Mount Olive would score a run in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at one and then add three more runs in the fifth to take a 4-1 lead.  

The score would remain 4-1 through eight innings.  With two out in the ninth, Colin Allman would come off the bench and single down the right-field line.  Luke Orr would then draw a walk, and Jack Harris would single to left to load the bases and bring the go-ahead run to the plate.  The Trojans would get out of the jam to take the win.  

Bailes led the Wolves offense going 2-2 with a run scored in the loss.  Quinton Driggers (4-1) took the loss allowing three runs on two hits and striking out three in three innings of relief work.