Charlotte, N.C.----Wingate University's South Atlantic Conference softball doubleheader at Queens University, originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, has been postponed due to the threat of inclement weather. The Bulldogs and Royals will meet for a doubleheader Thursday, March 20 with game one starting at 2 p.m. in Charlotte.

The Bulldogs are 18-10 overall and 2-0 in the SAC. Wingate has won five straight games. The Bulldogs will be in action Wednesday, hosting a doubleheader against Belmont Abbey at 1 p.m. Free HD video will be available on Wednesday.

Thursday will be the first SAC contest between the Bulldogs and Royals. The two teams met one time last year in Savannah, Ga., with Wingate winning 14-0 in five innings. For more information on schedule changes, go to wingatebulldogs.com or follow Wingate Athletics on Twitter.

WINGATE UNIVERSITY

Wingate University, ranked as the 8th "best value" in the South by U.S. News & World Report, serves more than 3,000 students on three campuses in Wingate, Charlotte 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, visit www.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 seven years. For more information, go to www.wingate.edu.
 
Wingate is first among NCAA Division II Academic All-America®-producing private colleges in the 2000's with 59 selections. Among North Carolina's colleges and universities, Wingate's 59 Academic All-America® honorees are number one during this millennium. Wingate's 68 lifetime Academic All-America® picks are tops among all SAC schools. For more information on WU athletics, go to www.wingatebulldogs.com.