NEWBERRY, S.C. - Newberry swept a South Atlantic Conference midweek doubleheader from Mars Hill. The Wolves won game one 7-6 and game two 8-5.
GAME ONE
Mars Hill would score three runs with two outs in the top of the first to take the early lead. The Lions would add two more runs in the third to take a 5-0 lead.
Zachary Bailes few a lead-off walk in the bottom half of the inning and then advance to second on a single to right field by Luke Orr. After an infield single by Jack Harris, Aidan Baur drove a two-run single to right to get Newberry on the board. An infield RBI single by Nick Butler and an RBI groundout by Kevin McGrath would make it a one-run game.
Orr led off the fifth with his second straight single, while a pitch would hit Harris, and Baur drew a walk to load the bases with no one out. Butler then singled to center field to score two and give the Wolves a one-run lead. Baur scored on a wild pitch to finish the scoring for Newberry and make it 7-5. The Lions added a run in the sixth, but Newberry held on for the win.
Luke Orr led the Wolves at the plate, going 3-4 with three RBIs, while Butler was 2-3 with two runs driven in. Jonathan White (1-0) picked up the win allowing one run on three hits in three and one-third innings of relief work. Christopher Osment picked up his second save of the season, allowing two hits in an inning and two-thirds.
GAME TWO
The Lions once again struck first, scratching a run across in the top of the first. In the bottom of the third, Luke Orr and Jack Harris would lace back-to-back doubles to make it a one-run game. A two-out single to center by Nick Butler would score Harris and give Newberry a 2-1 lead.
The Wolves would add to their lead with three two-out singles by Orr, Harris, and Zachary Bailes to make it a four-run game in the fourth. Aidan Baur would reach third when the Mars Hill outfielder dropped a fly ball, allowing Bailes to score to make the score 6-1. Mars Hill responded with two runs in the top of the fifth to cut the Newberry lead to two runs.
In the top of the eighth, the Lions would get runners at second and third with just one out. Bryce Peterson would come into the game and get a groundout and strikeout to limit the damage to just one run. RBI singles from Baur and Braylin Marine in the bottom half of the eighth put Newberry back up by three runs. Mars Hill would try to make a comeback in the ninth. They would load the bases, but Peterson would get out of it to pick up the save.
Luke Orr and Jack Harris each were 2-4 with a double to lead the Newberry offense. Zachary Bailes finished 2-3 with an RBI. Devin Makovsky (1-1) picked up the win allowing one run on two hits in 1.2 innings of work.
