NEWBERRY – The Newberry Wolves baseball team (4-14, 1-5 SAC) lost two games to the Oilers of the University of Findlay (4-7, 0-0 G-MAC) in a high scoring double header by scores of 11-8 and 12-11 in 12 innings.
Junior outfielder
Donovan Ford tied the school record for most stolen bases in a game in game with four stolen bases in game one of the double headers. Ford went 3-9 with four runs scored and six stolen bases in the double header.
Game One
In a contest where the Wolves were down 6-1, Newberry would add five runs in the sixth and seventh inning to tie the game up at six.
The Wolves would score in the fifth with a RBI double from
Chandler Mims to make it 4-1.
In the Sixth the Wolves would get a rally going starting with back-to-back hits from Ford and Jolly.
Jacob LeBron would drive in Ford with a RBI single to cut the Oiler lead to 6-2. Faircloth would get an rbi on the next at-bat with a rbi fielder's choice to make it 6-3. With two outs in the sixth,
Jesse Free would score two with a single to make it 6-5.
The Oilers would add a five spot in the top of the eighth and take an 11-6 lead to hold on and win 11-8.
Junior
Donovan Ford would tie the school record for most stolen bases in a game as he stole third in the bottom of the ninth to get his fourth of the game.
Game One Stats
Game Two.
The Wolves jumped out early in game two, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first, starting with a rbi single from
Jacob LeBron to make it 1-0. The Wolves would score two more runs to take a 3-0 lead on a passed ball and a bases loaded walk.
The Oilers would tie the game up at three in the top of the fourth inning. The Wolves responded with five runs in the bottom of the fourth with two bases loaded walks, a two-run single from Chander Mims, and a sacrifice fly from
Campbell McCurry to make it 8-3.
In the next inning, the Wolves would add two more runs on a
Ryley Stout rbi single and a McCurry sac fly to make it 10-3.
The Oilers would score seven unanswered in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings to tie the game at 10.
After exchanging runs to make it 11-11 the Wolves and the Oilers would go into extras where the Oilers would score a run in the top of the 11
th and hold on to win 12-11.
Game Two Stats
- Luke Compton would have a three-hit game for the Wolves.
- The Wolves would reach eight times on hit by pitches. Ford and Compton would be hit twice throughout the game.
- Hunter French threw 5.2 innings, striking out three Oilers.
- Mims and McCurry had two RBIs.
Up Next
The Wolves are back in the Smith Rd. Complex Wednesday evening as they host the Pacers of USC Aiken. The first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.