Central, S.C. - Southern Wesleyan fell to the North Greenville Crusaders in 6-4 and 8-0 final scores in the mid-week Conference Carolinas match-up.

The Warriors recorded seven hits in game one on Wednesday afternoon. Megan New led the team with two hits while five Warriors posted one hit each. Addi Johnson, Ashton Martin, and Delaney Byers each picked up an RBI and three players drew walks in the first game. Emma Collins and Johnson each had one double and Byers had the lone homerun for Southern Wesleyan. Byers, Lydia Clanton, and Micah Williams each had one stolen base. Delanie Laudenbacher threw four innings for the Warriors and recorded four strikeouts. Ashton Martin pitched for 2.2 innings and posted three strikeouts.

In game two, Southern Wesleyan had three hits. Savannah Huff delivered two of the three while Megan New recorded one. Megan Vaughn and Laudenbacher each pitched three innings in the second game of the doubleheader while Vaughn posted one strikeout and Laudenbacher followed with four. 

Game Vitals

Game One Final: North Greenville 6, Southern Wesleyan 4

Game Two Final: North Greenville 8, Southern Wesleyan 0

Records: Southern Wesleyan (13-9 / CC 7-5) North Greenville (21-11 / CC 7-7)

How It Happened

Game One

Southern Wesleyan struck first in game one as Delaney Byers hit a solo homerun to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. The Crusaders responded in the top of the third inning as Josie Reed's triple would score Brooklyn Stone followed by a single from Aschlyn Hutto to score Reed to give them a 2-1 advantage over the Warriors. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Addi Johnson led off with a double down the left field line and advanced to third on a passed ball. Ashton Martin then singled to right field to score Johnson and tie the game at 2-2. Byers followed Martin's single with a fielder's choice play that would allow her to take first base and then stole second base. Emma Jo Wolfe would then draw a walk and Addie Nugent's groundout would move Byers over to third. An error by North Greenville gave Byers the opportunity to score and Southern Wesleyan then took a 3-2 lead. 

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Lydia Clanton led off by reaching base on a Crusader error. Megan New followed with a single and Clanton advanced to second before stealing third base. Johnson's sacrifice fly would then allow Clanton to score and the Warriors held a 4-2 lead going into the sixth inning. North Greenville tied the game at 4-4 on a two-run homerun by Carmen Silvester. A double brought in another run and then a Southern Wesleyan error allowed another run to score. The Crusaders would go on to hold the Warriors in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings to secure a 6-4 victory in game one. 

Game Two

North Greenville scored early in the second game with a solo homerun by Silvester to take the quick 1-0 lead. In the top of the third inning, the Crusaders added five runs on five hits including a homerun by Brianna McRae. After a 6-0 lead going into the top of the fourth inning, the Crusaders added another run as McRae doubled to score Brooklyn Stone. In the top of the sixth inning, McRae homered again to stretch their lead to 8-0. Southern Wesleyan was unable to respond in their at bats and North Greenville would go on to win game two 8-0. 

What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will travel to play the Belmont Abbey Crusaders on April 9 at 1 and 3 p.m. They will remain on the road as they play at Mount Olive on April 10 at 2 and 4 p.m.