DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine College softball team (5-23, 1-11 CC) was defeated by Newberry College (20-21, 8-6 SAC) in both games of a doubleheader at the Erskine Softball Complex on Saturday afternoon.

THE ESSENTIALS 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1: Newberry 9-2 Erskine
Taking on a non-conference opponent over the weekend, Newberry opened the scoring in the first inning and added three more runs in the third to put the Fleet in a 4-0 deficit. Peyton Rabon launched a solo home run in the fourth to get the Fleet on the board and a wild pitch allowed Addy Crawford to cross the plate in the fifth but Newberry continued to add to its lead throughout the final few innings.

Game 2: Newberry 12-7 Erskine
In the back half of the doubleheader, a Kennedy Crouch RBI in the bottom of first canceled out a Newberry run in the top half. The Wolves exploded for a five-run third inning, but the Fleet had an instant response. Crouch started the scoring in the bottom half of the third with an RBI double and then a three-run home run from Brooke Patterson had Erskine back within a run, 6-5. After the Wolves scored in the top of the fifth, a pinch-hit at-bat from DC Still induced a Newberry error that allowed two runs to score, tying the game at 7 after five chaotic innings. However, a five-run sixth from the visitors proved to be the difference in Game 2. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine returns to conference play on Tuesday, taking on Young Harris College (14-18, 5-7 CC) for a home doubleheader at 2 p.m.

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