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Wolves softball sweeps Coker

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Wolves Use Clutch Performances To Sweep Coker

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The Newberry College  Wolves earned their first South Atlantic Conference sweep of the season scoring the game winning runs in their final at bats in both games to sweep Coker 6-3 and 8-7 in eight innings.

Freshman pitcher Katie Kapusta won both games of the doubleheader with one win as a starter and one in relief.

The Wolves scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to break a 3-3 tie in the opener and rallied from down 7-3 in the sixth inning to score three runs in the sixth, one in the seventh and the game winner in the eighth in the nightcap.

With two outs in the bottom of the sixth in the opener, Haidyn Campbell singled to drive in Olivia Grant to give the Wolves a 4-3 lead and freshman Avery Ingram followed with her first collegiate home run,  a two-run blast to center to increase the lead to 6-3.

Samantha Minick worked a scoreless seventh inning to earn the save in relief of Kapusta who allowed just two earned runs on five hits over six innings.

In the nightcap, the Wolves took a 3-1 lead into the top of the sixth inning, but the Cobras exploded for six runs to grab a 7-3 lead.

But the Wolves responded with three runs in the bottom of the sixth on a run scoring single by Brooke Crosby and Brooke Hodges and Samantha Clark drawing bases loaded walks.

In the seventh inning Payton Little tied the game with an RBI single to score Ingram.

In the top of the eighth, Kapusta, the third Wolves pitcher of the game, stranded the Cobras' designated runner at third base with a ground out and a strikeout.

The Wolves ensured there wouldn't be an additional extra inning when Clark singled to right to drive in Christine Butler.

The wins improved the Wolves to 12-16 overall and 3-5 in the South Atlantic Conference.

Newberry travels to Lincoln Memorial Saturday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Haidyn Campbell

#22 Haidyn Campbell

1B
5' 5"
Senior
Samantha Clark

#16 Samantha Clark

C
5' 4"
Senior
Brooke Crosby

#25 Brooke Crosby

1B
5' 6"
Sophomore
Brooke Hodges

#11 Brooke Hodges

INF/UTI
5' 3"
Sophomore
Payton Little

#33 Payton Little

C/INF
5' 6"
Junior
Samantha Minick

#31 Samantha Minick

RHP
5' 6"
Sophomore
Olivia Grant

#6 Olivia Grant

OF
5' 3"
Freshman
Avery Ingram

#7 Avery Ingram

C/3B
5' 5"
Freshman
Christine Butler

#9 Christine Butler

OF
5' 0"
Graduate Student
Katie Kapusta

#24 Katie Kapusta

RHP
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Haidyn Campbell

#22 Haidyn Campbell

5' 5"
Senior
1B
Samantha Clark

#16 Samantha Clark

5' 4"
Senior
C
Brooke Crosby

#25 Brooke Crosby

5' 6"
Sophomore
1B
Brooke Hodges

#11 Brooke Hodges

5' 3"
Sophomore
INF/UTI
Payton Little

#33 Payton Little

5' 6"
Junior
C/INF
Samantha Minick

#31 Samantha Minick

5' 6"
Sophomore
RHP
Olivia Grant

#6 Olivia Grant

5' 3"
Freshman
OF
Avery Ingram

#7 Avery Ingram

5' 5"
Freshman
C/3B
Christine Butler

#9 Christine Butler

5' 0"
Graduate Student
OF
Katie Kapusta

#24 Katie Kapusta

5' 6"
Freshman
RHP