Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University softball doubleheader versus Carson-Newman College has been moved from Saturday to Sunday, Wingate head coach Michelle Caddigan announces. The South Atlantic Conference twin bill will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday.

The Bulldogs are 29-12 overall and 10-6 in the SAC. The Eagles are 35-12-1 overall and 13-3 in SAC play. The doubleheader concludes the regular season for the Bulldogs. Carson-Newman will host the 2011 Food Lion SAC tournament in Jefferson City next week. Play begins on Wednesday morning at the Eagle Softball Complex.

WINGATE UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a private comprehensive university with more than 2,300 students on two campuses in Wingate and Matthews, North Carolina. The university offers 32 undergraduate majors, 36 minors and career concentrations, numerous pre-professional programs, graduate degrees in business, accounting, physician assistant studies and sports administration and doctorates in pharmacy and education.

Wingate students gain the tools and support they need to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life. The campus community offers in-class learning, out-of-class experiences, strong mentors, a competitive yet caring environment and rewarding community service opportunities for a complete educational experience.

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 four years.

Wingate University is ranked number three among NCAA Division II Academic All-America® producing schools in the 2000’s with 38 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 47 Academic All-America® honorees (lifetime) is tops among all SAC schools.