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Wingate University Athletics

Stacey Wylie Fields
5
WU WINGATE 2-5
10
Winner Valdosta State VSU 6-2
WU WINGATE
2-5
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Final
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Valdosta State VSU
6-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
WU WINGATE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 9 5
Valdosta State VSU 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 10 16 2

W: Troy Massaro (1-0) L: Morgan, Hunter (0-0) S: Beau Blair (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Blazers down Bulldogs 10-5 in series finale

Valdosta, Ga.----The Valdosta State University Blazers took the weekend series over visiting Wingate University with a 10-5 victory in NCAA Division II baseball action Sunday afternoon. The Blazers improve to 6-2 overall, while Wingate falls to 2-5 on the season.

Luke Suchon went four-for-five with four RBI and two runs scored to lead the VSU offense. Ryan Slaughter was three-for-four with an RBI and three runs scored, while Elias Macias added three hits and an RBI. Tyler Homer contributed an RBI and a run scored, while Kyle Jones and Dalton Murray added an RBI apiece.

Junior outfielder Ty Andrus (Winston-Salem, N.C.) was three-for-four with an RBI and a run scored to lead the Wingate offense. Sophomore infielder Zach Little (Troutman, N.C.) added two hits, an RBI and a run scored, while junior Aaron Nanney (Gastonia, N.C.), sophomore Reece Daniel (Asheboro, N.C.) and freshman Joseph Mason (Morehead City, N.C.) each contributed a hit and a run scored for the Bulldogs.

Valdosta State jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, getting RBI singles from Homer, Suchon and Murray. Wingate got within two in the second when Nanney reached on a one-out single, then scored on an RBI single from Andrus. Daniel also recorded a single, then scored on an error to make it 3-2.

Macias gave the Blazers a 4-2 lead in the third inning with an RBI double. Suchon's RBI groundout in the fifth plated Slaughter to make it 5-2, while Slaughter's RBI single in the sixth put VSU on top by four.

Wingate plated three runs in the eighth to get within one. Mason and Andrus started the frame with singles, while Little's RBI single made it 6-3. An error on the play allowed Mason to score, while Little would come around to score on a wild pitch to make it 6-5.

The Blazers scored four runs in the bottom of the frame to take a five-run lead. Suchon provided a two-run single in the inning, while an RBI triple from Jones made the final margin 10-5.

Troy Massaro got the win, moving to 1-0. He allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings of work, striking out seven. Junior right-hander Hunter Morgan (Summerfield, N.C.) took the loss, falling to 0-2. He allowed four earned runs on 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out five without walking a batter.

Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Winston-Salem State for a 4 p.m. start.
 
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