Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University head baseball coach Allen Osborne announces a time change for the Bulldogs’ South Atlantic Conference series opener with Catawba College tonight (Friday). The first pitch for tonight’s nine-inning game will take place at 6 p.m. in Wingate’s Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field.

Wingate will host the defending Food Lion SAC tournament champions Catawba Indians for a three-game set. The two teams meet for a doubleheader Saturday afternoon, with game one starting at 3 p.m. (please note correct starting time). The Wingate Sports Network will provide a live PPV video broadcast for Saturday’s doubleheader.

WINGATE UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a private four-year co-educational institution of 2,159 students offering active learning opportunities through personalized instruction, world travel, career discovery and community service.

Wingate offers more than 40 undergraduate majors in arts and sciences, business, communication, education, fine arts, music and sport sciences. It also offers graduate degrees in business, education, physician assistant studies and sport administration. In addition, the school awards the doctor of pharmacy and the doctor of education degrees.

Bulldog student-athletes compete in 19 NCAA Division II sports. Wingate University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past three years.

Wingate University is ranked number three among NCAA Division II Academic All-America® producing schools in the 2000’s with 34 honorees during this millennium. Only Pittsburg State (Kan.) University and Truman State (Mo.) University have produced more Academic All-America® honorees during this time period. Wingate’s 43 Academic All-America® honorees (lifetime) is tops among all SAC schools.