GAFFNEY, S.C. - Limestone University swept the opening South Atlantic Conference doubleheader from Newberry Friday afternoon. The Saints won game one 5-4 and game two 19-12.
GAME ONE
The Saints drew first blood with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. In the top of the fifth, Nick Butler would draw a lead-off walk and then advance to third on a single by Luke Orr. A single to right field by Jack Harris would score Butler for the first Newberry run. Aidan Baur followed with a single to plate Orr and tie the game at two. Zane Tarrance then laid down a bunt single to load the bases, and Ian Clements drew a walk, scoring Harris and giving the Wolves the lead. A sacrifice fly by Kenny Bergmann scored Baur and made it a 4-2 game.
Limestone would score a run in the bottom of the sixth to make it a one run game heading into the final inning. The Saints then scored two runs in their final at bat to take the victory in game one.
Jack Harris and Aidan Baur each went 2-3 with a run scored and RBI to lead the Newberry offense. Tomas Sorcia, Jr. (4-2) took the loss, allowing four earned runs on four hits and striking out 12 in 6.1 innings pitched.
Game Two
Game two would turn out to be a back and forth slugfest. The Saints scored two runs in the bottom of the first to take the early lead. The Wolves responded in the top of the third. A RBI double by Rhett Jolly, a RBI groundout by Gabriel Santiago, and a RBI single from Dalton Lansdowne would give Newberry the lead. Limestone would score two runs in the bottom half of the inning to regain the lead 4-3. A RBI single by Zane Tarrance and a RBI double by Jacob LeBron in the top of the third would make it a 5-4 game.
The Saints answered with two runs in the third an three in the fourth to take a 9-5 lead over Newberry heading into the fifth. In the top of the fifth, LeBron and Jolly each drew a two-out walk to keep the inning going. A single through the left side of the infield by Santiago scored LeBron. Dalton Lansdowne then singles through the right side of the infield to score Jolly and Santiago and make it a one run game. In the top of the sixth inning, Tarrance would pick up his third RBI single of the game to score Harris and tie the game at nine.
The Wolves added three runs in the seventh to take a 12-9 lead over the Saints. Limestone scratched a run in the bottom of the seventh to cut the deficit to two. The Saints offense then exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the eighth to go up 19-12 and take the victory.
Dalton Lansdowne led the Wolves offense going 3-5 with three RBIs, while Zane Tarrance finished 2-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Jacob Jeffcoat (0-2) took the loss allowing five runs on four hits in one-third of an inning of relief.
