I think ideally you want to have no oil in the sump, which requires a
dry sump set up. The next best alternative is to run with minimal oil, and check, and top up, as often as possible. The oil sump in our cars is a non baffled box contain oil. You break, and that oil does the same as water in a glass between your legs. Only the water wets your legs, in the engine the oil hits a crank ...