Newberry scored two runs on a throwing error in the bottom of the 12th innings to beat Belmont Abbey, 7-6, and complete a sweep of Saturday's doubleheader at the Smith Road Complex. The Wolves won the opener, 6-4, to claim the series, 2-1.
Belmont Abbey had scored an unearned run in the top of the 12th for a 6-5 lead. After the first two Newberry batters drew walks, Tanner Lane attempted to sacrifice the runners over. The Crusaders' pitcher fielded the ball, but threw wildly, allowing both runners to score.
Tyler Ackard had a triple and drove in four runs for Newberry.
Elsewhere:
* Anderson used an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh to beat King, 10-9, and complete a doubleheader and three-game series sweep. The Trojans won Game 1, 11-6. Joseph Strange led off the Anderson seventh with a double. After Travis Shaw entered to pinch-run, Will O'Brien's bunt to the pitcher was fielded and thrown away. Dillon Carpenter and Chandler Castleberry homered for the Trojans in Game 1.
* Ward Hacklen homered and drove in five runs as Spartanburg Methodist beat Patrick Henry, 9-0, in the opener of a doubleheader. Teammate Houston Wright homered and drove in six runs in a 9-4 win in the nightcap.
* Florence-Darlington Tech and USC Sumter also opened with doubleheader wins over Roane State (13-3, 9-6) and Southeastern CC (3-0, 10-3) respectively.
* North Greenville beat Lander, 5-2, in Tampa to even its record at 1-1. Jared Williams broke a scoreless tie with a two-triple in the fifth and Jeremy Whitehead had three hits for the Crusaders, Later, Lander lost to Mount Olive, 12-8.
* Clyde Parker singled twice, homered and drove in five runs as Claflin (2-0) upended host Francis Marion, 11-6. The Panthers scored five runs in the first and never trailed. Earlier in the day, Francis Marion beat Southern Wesleyan, 13-7, as Cole Hinnant singled, doubled twice and homered to drive in four runs.
* Alex Mills singled, doubled and homered as USC Aiken beat Lincoln Memorial, 4-2, to clinch a series victory.
* John Gauntlett got a win in his first game as head coach at Voorhees. The score I heard from another coach was 8-6 over Bluefield State, although I've been unable to confirm that.
* USC Beaufort clinched a series win over Milligan with a 10-5 victory. Bragg Eastin doubled and tripled to drive in five runs.
* After losing 7-6 on walkoff homer in Game 1, Erskine scored two runs in its final at-bat of the nightcap for a 6-5 victory and a doubleheader split with Queens. Nick Vella's double produced the go-ahead score. Vella was one of three Flying Fleet batters to homer in the top of the first. Cory Everett singled, homered and drove in three runs in the opener.
* Payton MacPherson pitched a two-hit complete game as Limestone out Carson-Newman, 3-0, to salvage a doubleheader split. Carson-Newman won the opener, 19-7. MacPherson walked two and struck out six over seven innings for the Saints.
* USC Lancaster bounced back from a 6-5 loss to Wake Tech in its opener for a 6-4 victory in the second game.
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