NEWBERRY, S.C. - Newberry completed a series sweep of Lincoln Memorial to put a bow on the Senior Day celebrations and extend their winning streak to seven games. The Wolves won game one 3-1 and game two 7-6 in 10 innings.  

GAME ONE

The Wolves took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third when Ian Clements scored on a single by senior Luke Orr. The Railsplitters answered with a run in the top of the fourth to tie the game. The score remained tied until the bottom of the sixth. Senior Dalton Lansdowne singled through the left side to lead off the inning. He advanced to third on back-to-back ground outs by Zachary Bailes and Orr. Senior Jack Harris then blasted a two-run home run to left to put the Wolves up 3-1. Lincoln Memorial could not answer, and Newberry held on for the win.    

Harris was 1-3 with the home run, one runs scored, and two RBIs, while Clements and Lansdowne each had a single and run scored. Senior Matthew Campbell (4-2) picked up the win allowing just one unearned run on five hits and striking out three in a complete-game performance.  

GAME TWO

Newberry again struck first with four runs in the bottom of the third to take the early lead. The Wolves got RBI singles from Harris, and senior Nick Butler, while Aidan Baur had an RBI groundout, and Bailes scored on a passed ball. Lincoln Memorial scored three runs in the top of the fifth to cut the Newberry lead to one. In the bottom half of the inning, Baur laid down a bunt single to lead off the inning and later scored on the double by senior Kenny Bergmann to give Newberry a 5-3 lead.  

The Railsplitters responded with two runs in the top of the sixth and a run in the seventh to take their first lead of the day. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Harris would single up the middle and then steal second. Baur then laced a triple to center field, scoring Baur and tying up the game. Neither team could get a run across in the ninth, and the game went into extra innings. Orr doubled down the left-field line to lead off the inning and put the winning run in scoring position in the bottom of the tenth. Harris then reached on a Lincoln Memorial error, allowing Orr to score and complete the series sweep.  

Orr, Harris, Baur, and Bergmann each had two hits to lead the Wolves offense, while Baur drove in two runs. Bryce Peterson (2-0) picked up the win allowing just two hits and striking out five in three and two-thirds innings of work.