Central, S.C. —The North Greenville baseball team suffered just its 7^th loss of the season on Tuesday evening at the hands of Southern Wesleyan. The Warriors outhit the Crusaders 13-3 in route to an 11-1 victory over the Crusaders.

Tuesday’s triumph over North Greenville was SWU’s 1^st win in 9 tries dating back to 2010. The Warriors dropped a 6 spot on NGU in the 2^nd inning, scoring 6 runs on 7 hits.

The Warriors carried the 6-0 advantage into the 4^th when inning when the Crusaders cashed in their only run of the game, cutting the lead to just 5. Markus Duckworth reached base on a bunt single to leadoff the inning, and used some SWU miscues to circle the path and plate NGU’s lone notch on the scoreboard.

Southern Wesleyan cashed in 4 more runs in the bottom of the 4^th to take a 10-1 lead. The Warriors added a final run in the 5^th.

Frank Polino, Derek Fulmer, and Markus Duckworth accounted for 1 hit a piece on Tuesday. Polino’s base knock was NGU’s only multiple base hit.