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Wingate University Athletics

Stacey Wylie Fields
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Wingate University WU 1-2
2
Winner Francis Marion Univ. FMU 3-0
Wingate University WU
1-2
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Final
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Francis Marion Univ. FMU
3-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wingate University WU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Francis Marion Univ. FMU 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 8 0

W: Austin Hawley (1-0) L: Morgan, Hunter (0-1) S: Cole Hinnant (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Offense struggles in 2-0 loss at Francis Marion Sunday afternoon

Florence, S.C.----A day after piling up 16 runs, the Wingate University Bulldogs were unable to get the offense going, falling 2-0 at Francis Marion University in NCAA Division II baseball action. The Patriots cap a perfect opening weekend, moving to 3-0 on the year, while Wingate falls to 1-2 on the season.

Zach Paquette went one-for-three with an RBI to lead the FMU offense. William Robbins was two-for-three with a double and a run scored, while Brooks Kennedy also had two hits including a double for the Patriots. Tee Dubose added a hit and a run scored.

Sophomore catcher Micah Goodwin (Rougemont, N.C.) was two-for-four with a double to lead the Wingate attack. Junior outfielder Ty Andrus (Winston-Salem, N.C.) also had a pair of hits for the Bulldogs.

After three scoreless innings, Francis Marion got on the board in the bottom of the fourth. Robbins and Dubose started the frame with back-to-back singles, while a sacrifice put them on second and third with one out. Robbins scored the first run on a wild pitch, while Paquette's RBI single plated Dubose, making it 2-0. 

The Bulldogs had their chances Sunday, but left nine runners on base. Wingate had a hit in each of the first two innings, while collecting a pair of hits in the third, but Reece Daniel (Asheboro, N.C.) was thrown out trying to score from third on a wild pitch. A hit batsman and Austin Turgeon (Athens, Ga.) single put two on in the fourth, but a popout and two strikeouts ended the threat.

Zach Little (Troutman, N.C.) and Colby Barnette (Monroe, N.C.) strung together two-out singles in the fifth, but that threat was halted by a strikeout. A hit batsman and Goodwin double put runners on second and third with one out for the Bulldogs in the sixth, but a strikeout and groundout ended the inning.

Austin Hawley got the win, moving to 1-0. He tossed five shutout innings, allowing seven hits while striking out five. Cole Hinnant notched his first save of the year, going 3 2/3 innings without allowing a hit, striking out four. Junior right-hander Hunter Morgan (Summerfield, N.C.) took the loss, falling to 0-1. He allowed two runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out six. Junior left-hander Kory Behenna (Bahama, N.C.) added 1 2/3 shutout innings in relief, striking out three without allowing a hit.

The Bulldogs are back in action Wednesday, hosting USC Aiken in their home opener at 3 p.m.
 
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