Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan dropped the final two games of the four game series against the University of Mount Olive Trojans on Sunday in a 5-3 and 8-0 final scores.
The Warriors recorded 11 hits in the game one loss with
Sawyer Price leading the team with three hits.
Tanner Glass followed with two hits. Glass went on to record all three RBIs for the Warriors. Three Warriors walked during the game and
DJ Ludwick had the lone stolen base of the day.
Parker Pillsbury hit a sacrifice fly.
Aaron Bennett started game one of the afternoon, pitching four innings while striking out three batters. Aiden Evans,
TJ McEvilly and
Cole Standifer came in to pitch in relief combining for four strikeouts.
Southern Wesleyan recorded three hits in game two. Six Warriors walked during the game with
Sawyer Price leading the team with two walks.
Tanner Glass started game two on the mound for the Warriors. Glass pitched six innings and struck out one batter.
Andrew Patterson,
Aaron Wimpey and Aiden Evans pitched in relief for the Warriors.
Game Vitals
Game One: Mount Olive 5, Southern Wesleyan 3
Game Two: Mount Olive 8, Southern Wesleyan 0
Records: Southern Wesleyan (2-7 / CC 2-6) Mount Olive (7-4 / CC 4-0)
How It Happened
Game One
Southern Wesleyan kept Mount Olive off the board until the top of the fourth inning. Tolston and Smith hit home runs over the right field run to put the Trojans on top 2-0. They went on to extend their lead by one more run before a ground out ended the inning. Mount Olive extended their lead once again in the top of the fifth inning.
Southern Wesleyan would not go down without a fight as they struck in the bottom of the fifth inning. With one out,
Ty King Richards singled up the middle and then advanced to second on a walk to
DJ Ludwick. A passed ball allowed both runners to advance a base and come to within scoring position.
Tanner Glass followed with a single to left field to drive in both Ludwick and King Richards and put the Warriors down 4-2.
The Warriors struck again in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Hunter Garlington led off with a single to center field.
Dawson Gilstrap came in to pinch run for Garlington and then advanced to second base on a balk by the Trojans' pitcher.
Josh Galloway singled to third base to put two runners on and bring
Sean Sutay up to bat. Sutay put down a bunt single to load up the bases. With two out, a walk to
Tanner Glass allowed Gilstrap to come and score to put the Warriors within one.
Mount Olive attacked once more in the top of the seventh inning to win the game in a 5-3 final score.
Game Two
The Trojans took their first run of the game in the first and then extended it in second. They continued to challenge the Warriors defense as Tollston hit his second home run of the afternoon in the sixth to give the Trojans a four run advantage. Mount Olive continued to shut out the Warriors as they won game to in an 8-0 final.
What's Next
Southern Wesleyan will next travel to Belmont, NC to take on the Belmont Abbey Crusaders on March 5-6. They will remain on the road on March 12, 13 and 16 as they travel to Tigerville, SC to take on the North Greenville Crusaders. The Warriors will then return to Dr. C Keith Connor Field on March 19, 20 and 21.
