TIGERVILLE, S.C. - Newberry split a non-conference doubleheader with fourth-ranked North Greenville Tuesday.
Game One
After a scoreless first inning, Jack Harris would reach base on a throwing error by the shortstop to lead off the inning. Beau Thompson and Aiden Baur would then draw back-to-back walks to load the bases with no one out. Ward Hacklin II would ground into a double play, allowing Harris to score and give the Wolves a 1-0 lead. The Wolves added another run in the third on an RBI double by Luke Orr that scored Colin Allman.
Newberry would continue to lead the Crusaders until the bottom of the fourth when North Greenville took advantage of two Newberry errors to plate two runs and tie the game up. That would be all the offense either team would get for the next five innings, and the game would go into extra innings.
For extra-inning games in the 2021 season, teams can use the international tie-breaker rule that places the batter who made the last out the inning before on second base to start the inning. In the top of the 10th, Ian Clements was placed on second and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Zane Tarrance. Allman then hit a sacrifice fly to leftfield to score Clements and give the Wolves a 3-2 lead. North Greenville answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning to send the game to the 11th.
Dalton Lansdowne was placed on second to lead off the inning and advance to third on a sacrifice bunt by Luke Orr. The Crusaders intentionally walked Harris, trying to get a double play. Thompson would ground out to the shortstop, scoring Lansdowne and giving Newberry the lead once again. Baur would follow with a single to score Harris, and then Clements followed with an RBI double to make it 6-3. North Greenville would scrape a run across in the bottom half of the 11th, but Newberry held on for the win.
Luke Orr finished the game 3-4 with a double and an RBI, while Collin Allman was 2-4 with a double, run scored, and RBI. Matthew Campbell (1-0) picked up the win with 3.1 innings of relief, allowing one unearned run and striking out four. Josh Stempihar (1) recorded the save, allowing one unearned run on one hit and striking out two in one inning of work.
GAME TWO
Orr continued his hot hitting, launching a solo home run in the top of the first to give Newberry the early lead. After being held scoreless for the first two innings, North Greenville would scratch a run across in the bottom of the third to tie the game at one. The Crusaders added another run in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead. A seven-run fifth inning by North Greenville threatened to blow the game wide open.
However, the Wolves would not go down without a fight. In the top of the sixth, Orr and Braylin Marine would each draw a one-out walk. A single up the middle by Thompson would score Orr and make it a 9-2 game. Baur followed with a single to score Marine for the second Newberry run of the inning. Thompson would later score on a balk to make it 9-4. That would be as close as Newberry would get as North Greenville added two insurance runs and hold on for the 11-4 victory.
Orr again led Newberry at the plate, going 2-3 with a home run, two runs scored, and one RBI. Baur was also 203 for the Wolves with an RBI. Jo LaFiora (0-1) took the loss allowing four runs on four hits and striking out eight in four innings of work.
