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Mount Olive, N.C.----Wingate University sophomore catcher Brittany Barrineau (Monroe, N.C.) blasted three home runs as the Bulldogs swept a doubleheader over the Trojans of Mount Olive College in NCAA Division II softball action Thursday afternoon. Wingate won by scores of 5-0 and 10-5 to improve to 13-1 overall. The Bulldogs have now won 11 straight games. Mount Olive falls to 2-10 on the year.

Game One: Wingate 5, Mount Olive 0

Junior designated player Emily Chavis (Berkeley Lake, Ga.) had a homer and three RBI to lead the Wingate offense. Senior shortstop Debra Grijalva (San Jose, Calif.) was two-for-three with an RBI and a run scored while Barrineau added a homer.

The Bulldogs did their damage early, plating four runs in the first in one in the second. Barrineau got it started with a solo homer in the first. After a pair of walks, Chavis belted her fourth homer of the year to make it 4-0.

Grijalva added an RBI single in the second to put Wingate on top by five. That would be all of the run supported junior right-hander Brittany Blankenship (Midlothian, Va.) would need. The reigning SAC Pitcher of the Week went the distance, allowing only three hits while striking out four. Blankenship is now 6-1 on the year with a 0.64 ERA and 44 strikeouts against only five walks.

Freshman Lauren Darden (Mount Olive, N.C.) took the loss for the Trojans. She allowed five runs on three hits in 1.2 innings of work, falling to 0-7 on the year. Sophomore outfielder Anna Munizza (Centreville, Va.) led the Mount Olive offense, going two-for-three in game one.

Game Two: Wingate 10, Mount Olive 5

Barrineau had two homers and five RBI to power Wingate’s offense in the nightcap. Grijalva added a homer and two RBI for the Bulldogs.

Barrineau once again got it started early, hitting a two-run shot in the first inning. Chavis and senior infielder Leyila Myers (Marietta, Ga.) scored a pair of runs on a Mount Olive error. Freshman outfielder Stephanie Simmons (Hickory, N.C.) added an RBI single to give Wingate a 5-0 lead after the first inning.

The Bulldogs added another run in the third on a solo homer from Grijalva. Her second blast of the year made it 6-0. Grijalva drove in another run in the fourth on an RBI groundout to give Wingate a seven-run lead.

Barrineau blasted her sixth homer of the season, a three-run shot in the sixth to make it 10-0. The reigning SAC Player of the Week leads the Bulldogs in homers, while also leading the way with a .543 batting average and 25 RBI.

The Trojans plated five runs in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead in half. Sophomore infielder Katie Nalley (Bowie, Md.) delivered the big hit, a two-run single that made it 10-3. Freshman infielder Olivia Poplin (High Point, N.C.) added an RBI single, while the fifth run scored on an RBI groundout.

Junior right-hander Allison Smith (Daleville, Va.) got the win for the Bulldogs, improving to 7-0 on the year. She allowed five runs on nine hits in seven innings of work while striking out two. Senior Sasha Snyder (Arleta, Calif.) took the loss, falling to 0-1 on the season. She allowed five runs (two earned) on five hits in 1.2 innings of work.

The Bulldogs return to action Saturday, hosting a doubleheader against North Greenville at 1 p.m. The Trojans host Bloomsburg Saturday at 12 p.m.