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Bristol, Tenn.----The King University Tornado swept a doubleheader over visiting Wingate University Wednesday afternoon in NCAA Division II softball action. King won the first game 5-0, while rallying for a 2-1 victory in game two. The Tornado move to 9-11 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 13-9 on the season. The doubleheader ends a span of 18 consecutive games away from home for the Bulldogs.

Game One: King 5, Wingate 0

Cassie Ringstaff was one-for-three with an RBI and a run scored to lead the King attack in game one. Amber Walker and Octavia Lewis-Rand each added a hit and a run scored for the Tornado.

Sophomore catcher Taylor Laskey (Cherryville, N.C.) was one-for-three with a double to lead the Wingate attack. Sophomore infielder Mellena Helms (Concord, N.C.) was one-for-one in game one, while senior designated player Kayla Saliga (Asheboro, N.C.) went one-for-two.

King got on the board in the third, plating a pair of runs without a hit. The first run scored on a Wingate error, while a squeeze bunt from Stephanie Rodriguez made it 2-0.

The Tornado plated another run in the fourth on a Wingate error, while Ringstaff's RBI groundout in the sixth made it 4-0. Another Wingate error in the sixth inning allowed the final run of game one to score. The Bulldogs committed four errors in the opening game.  

Hannah Light got the win, moving to 8-6 on the year. She allowed just three hits, striking out four and walking four. Sophomore right-hander Stacey Houser (Mooresville, N.C.) took the loss, falling to 8-3. She allowed five runs (two earned) on five hits in six innings of work, striking out two.

Game Two: King 2, Wingate 1

Chrissy Melcher went two-for-three with a double and an RBI to lead the King attack in game two. Lewis-Rand was one-for-three with an RBI, while Cheyenne Delffs went one-for-three with a run scored.

Junior shortstop Alexis Burrell (Chesapeake, Va.) went one-for-two with an RBI to lead the Wingate attack in game two. Helms had a hit and a run scored, while sophomore catcher Jordan Wilson (Gastonia, N.C.) and freshman outfielder Olivia Smith (Chesapeake, Va.) had two hits apiece for the Bulldogs.

Helms led off the game with a single, then stole second and scored on an RBI single from Burrell to give the 'Dogs an early 1-0 lead.

That would be all of the scoring until the fifth, when Melcher's RBI single tied the game at one.

The Tornado won the game in walk-off fashion in the seventh. Delffs led off the frame with an infield single, then went to second on a sacrifice. She scored on the game-winning RBI double from Lewis-Rand to give King the 2-1 victory.

Light got the win in game two, going the distance while allowing one run on six hits while striking out five. Freshman left-hander Taylor Bates (Peachland, N.C.) took the loss, falling to 4-6. She allowed two runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out four.

The Bulldogs are back in action Saturday, returning home for a doubleheader against Limestone at 1 p.m.  It will be the first home games for Wingate in over a month.