Freshman Chansen Cole was masterful pitching seven shutout innings while allowing only two hits while striking out nine and walking just one in the Wolves 5-3 win at Emory & Henry in South Atlantic Conference action.

Cole improved to 6-3 on the season, lowered his earned run average to 2.91 while increasing his season strikeout total to 81 in 68 innings.  He needs just eight strikeouts to move into the top ten in single season strikeouts in Newberry College history.

The Wolves offense had just three hits, but Parker Mergo stole second in the first inning and scored on a throwing error, Wilson Wages singled in a run in the fourth and Chandler Mims delivered the biggest hit of the game, a three-run home run in the seventh to stake the Wolves to a 5-0 lead.

The Wasps rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the ninth before Brayden Gilson slammed the door by retiring the only two batters he faced to end the game and earn his fourth save of the season.

The win improved the Wolves record to 21-19 overall and 10-15 in the South Atlantic Conference.

The two teams will wrap-up the three game series with a doubleheader tomorrow starting at 12 noon.