Baseball | 2/24/2016 12:15:00 PM

Wingate, N.C.----This weekend's South Atlantic Conference baseball series at Mars Hill has been altered due to the threat of inclement weather. What was originally scheduled as a three-game series on Friday and Saturday has been moved to a three-game series on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's doubleheader will begin at 12 p.m. The third game of the series will take place Sunday at 1 p.m. All three games will be at Henderson Field on the campus of Mars Hill University.

In addition, a make-up date has been announced for Wingate's game at UNC Pembroke that was scheduled to take place Tuesday, Feb. 23. That contest has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, March 8 at 3 p.m. at UNC Pembroke.

The Bulldogs are 8-5 on the season, coming off a three-game sweep against Concord. The defending SAC Tournament champion Bulldogs will be opening conference play at Mars Hill Saturday. Keep up with all potential schedule changes at wingatebulldogs.com and follow @WU_Bulldogs on Twitter.

WINGATE UNIVERSITY
 
Wingate University, consistently ranked as a top 10 "best value" in the South by U.S. News & World Report, serves more than 3,100 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, master's degrees in business, accounting, education, physician assistant studies and sport management and doctorates in pharmacy, physical therapy and education.
 
With a 15 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 nine years. For more information, go to www.wingate.edu.
 
Wingate is first among NCAA Division II Academic All-America®-producing colleges in the 2000's with 82 selections. Among North Carolina's colleges and universities, Wingate's 82 Academic All-America® honorees are number one during this millennium. Wingate's 91 lifetime Academic All-America® picks are tops among all SAC schools. For more information on WU athletics, go to www.wingatebulldogs.com.