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Wingate University Athletics

Tim Cowie
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Wingate WU 14-8, 1-3 SAC
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Winner Lincoln Memorial LMU 14-5, 6-1 SAC
Wingate WU
14-8, 1-3 SAC
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Final
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Lincoln Memorial LMU
14-5, 6-1 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wingate WU 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 7 4
Lincoln Memorial LMU 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 X 7 10 1

W: Brandon Jean (3-1) L: Newsome, Jordan (3-2) S: Dominic Morabito (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Lincoln Memorial takes series opener 7-4 against Wingate

Harrogate, Tenn.----The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters took game one of a three-game South Atlantic Conference baseball series Friday afternoon, prevailing 7-4. LMU improves to 14-5 overall and 6-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 14-8 overall and 1-3 in the conference.

Jean Rodriguez was three-for-four with a homer to lead the LMU offense. Logan Augustine drove in a pair of runs for LMU, while Russell Clark added two hits, an RBI and two runs scored.

Sophomore designated hitter Bradley Brown (Rockingham, N.C.) had two homers, a double, three RBI and two runs scored to lead the Wingate offense. Sophomore infielder Brett Branton (Athens, Ga.) added an RBI, while senior outfielder Bill Krebs (West Chester, Pa.) scored a pair of runs for the Bulldogs.

Lincoln Memorial took the lead in the bottom of the third when Rodriguez led off the frame with a double, then scored on an RBI groundout from Seth Hunt.

Wingate took the lead in the fourth when Brown connected on his third homer of the year, a two-run shot to make it 2-1.

Clark led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo homer to make it 2-2. Augustine's two-run single later in the frame gave the Railsplitters a two-run lead.

The Bulldogs cut the lead to one in the sixth on Brown's second homer of the day, a solo shot to make it 4-3.

LMU plated two runs in the bottom of the frame to take a 6-3 advantage. The first run scored on a wild pitch, while an RBI single from Rodriguez pushed the lead to three.

Wingate got back within two in the eighth, loading the bases via two hits and a walk. Branton's sacrifice fly plated Krebs to make it 6-4. LMU added an insurance run in the bottom of the frame, scoring on a Wingate error to make the final margin 7-4.

Brandon Jean got the win, moving to 3-1. He allowed three runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out 11 and walking three. Senior left-hander Jordan Newsome (Matthews, N.C.) took the loss, falling to 3-2. He allowed six runs on nine hits in five innings, striking out six and walking one.

The two teams are back in action Saturday, playing a doubleheader with game one starting at 1 p.m. 
 
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