Newberry, S.C.----Facing the most prolific offense in the South Atlantic Conference, Wingate University senior right-hander
Olen Little (Charlotte, N.C.) did not allow a hit until the eighth inning Friday night, leading the Bulldogs to a 3-0 victory at Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 19-7 overall and 13-5 in the SAC. The Wolves fall to 16-13 overall and 8-8 in the conference.
Junior first baseman
Brad Cherry (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) was two-for-four with an RBI and a run scored to lead the Wingate offense. Junior infielder
Blake Prince (Winter Park, Fla.) was two-for-four with a run scored, while sophomore outfielder
Bill Krebs (West Chester, Pa.) added an RBI for the Bulldogs.
Wingate did most of its damage in the fourth, plating two runs. Junior outfielder
Thomas Spitz (West Chester, Pa.) started the frame with a single, then went to second on a one-out single from Prince. Cherry followed with an RBI single to give the 'Dogs a 1-0 lead. Prince then scored when Krebs reached on an error to give Wingate a 2-0 lead.
Cherry lined a one-out double to left enter in the ninth, then scored on an RBI single from Krebs to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 advantage. That would be plenty for Little.
Newberry entered the contest leading the league with a .326 batting average, along with a SAC-best 10.4 hits per game, ranking second in the league with 6.8 runs per game. The Wolves got their first base runner with one out in the third when
Trey Scott reached on an error. Little retired the next 14 hitters until
Jojo Bradley led off the eighth with a single. He was erased when junior catcher
Josh Clark (Clemmons, N.C.) threw him out trying to steal second. Little then retired the final five hitters of the contest.
Little moves to 7-0 on the year with the win. He allowed one hit in nine innings, striking out three without walking a batter. He needed just 109 pitches to notch the complete game shutout, lowering his league-best ERA to 0.88.
Wesley Camp took the loss, falling to 7-2. He allowed three runs on 10 hits in 8 1/3 innings, striking out six and walking one.
The two teams are back in action Saturday, meeting for a doubleheader at 1 p.m.
