Newberry, S.C.----Due to the threat of inclement weather, Wingate’s softball doubleheader at Newberry College, originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, has been moved to Friday. Game one will start at 1 p.m. The Bulldogs enter the weekend 17-14-1 overall and 1-5 in the SAC. The Wolves are 13-3 overall and 1-5 in the conference.

Wingate is coming off a doubleheader sweep against Bloomsburg on Tuesday. The Bulldogs rallied for a 3-2 win in game one on a game-winning walk-off RBI single from senior outfielder Kelsey Maffucci (Rockledge, Fla.) in the bottom of the seventh. Wingate added a 5-1 victory in game two to complete the sweep. The Bulldogs swept a home doubleheader against Newberry last season, winning 5-0 and 6-2.
WINGATE UNIVERSITY

Wingate University, ranked as the 6th “best value” in the South by U.S. News & World Report, serves nearly 2,700 students on three campuses in Wingate, Matthews and Hendersonville, N.C. Founded in 1896, the University offers 35 undergraduate majors, 37 minors and career concentrations, numerous pre-professional programs, graduate degrees in business, accounting, education, physician assistant studies and sport administration, and doctorates in pharmacy, physical therapy and education.
 
With a 14 to 1 student/teacher ratio, Wingate students gain the tools and support needed to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life. To view current news, video and story ideas, visitwww.youtube.com/wingateuniversity. 
 
In addition to a robust intramural athletics program, Wingate student athletes compete in 22 NCAA Division II sports. The University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past six years.
 
Wingate is first among NCAA Division II Academic All-America®-producing private colleges in the 2000’s with 52 selections. Among North Carolina’s colleges and universities, Wingate’s 52 Academic All-America® honorees is second (to Duke University) during this millennium. Wingate’s 61 lifetime Academic All-America® picks are tops among all SAC schools. For more information, go to www.wingatebulldogs.com.