Hartsville, S.C.----The sixth-seeded Newberry College Wolves scored four runs in four different innings Friday afternoon en route to an 18-6 victory over third-seeded Wingate University on day one of the 2024 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament. The Wolves improve to 25-26 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 27-23 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Newberry out-hit Wingate 18-16
- The Wolves had three of the four extra-base hits; each team homered
- The Bulldogs left 15 runners on base; Newberry stranded six
- The 'Dogs committed five of the eight errors on the night
- The Wolves had four of the five stolen bases
- NC pitching struck out three and walked three; WU had three strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Ricky Clark went two-for-five with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored
- Brett Adams was three-for-four with an RBI and a run scored
- Cam Harris had two hits, an RBI and two runs scored
- Breon Ishmael added two hits and an RBI
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem contributed hit and drove in a run
- Lane Rhodes went three-for-four with a run scored

FIRST INNING

- A single, walk and error allowed Newberry to score its first run of the game
- Luke Compton added an RBI groundout to make it 2-0

THIRD INNING

- Jomar Lugo connected on a grand slam to make it 6-0
- Harris and Sean Barnett started the bottom of the frame with singles
- An RBI single from Adams got the 'Dogs on the board

FIFTH INNING

- Adams led off the fifth with a single
- Clark connected on a two-run homer to bring the Bulldogs within three

SIXTH INNING

- A two-run single from Jacob LeBron gave Newberry a 9-3 advantage
- Kade Faircloth added an RBI single to put the Wolves in double figures
- Singles from Harris and Adams put runners on the corners in the bottom of the frame
- Ishmael's RBI single made it 10-4

SEVENTH INNING

- Singles from Clark, Rhodes and Jake Courville loaded the bases
- Williams-Rhem plated Clark with an RBI groundout
- Harris followed with an RBI groundout to make it 10-6

EIGHTH INNING

- Lugo's two-run double capped a four-run eighth innings, giving Newberry a 14-6 lead

NINTH INNING

- A two-run single from Gibson extended the lead to nine
- Compton's RBI single made the final margin 18-6

WRAPUP

- Matias Marchesini got the win, allowing four runs on 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings
- Kelan Hoover took the loss, allowing six earned runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday in an elimination game
- The Bulldogs will take on Coker at approximately 1:30 p.m. in Hartsville