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Levi Cummings
8
Winner North Georgia UNG 12-0
0
Wingate WU 3-6
Winner
North Georgia UNG
12-0
8
Final
0
Wingate WU
3-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
North Georgia UNG 1 5 1 1 0 8 8 0
Wingate WU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

W: Smith (6-0) L: Weidner, Rachel (0-2)

6
Winner Wingate WU 4-6
0
Columbus State CSU 3-4
Winner
Wingate WU
4-6
6
Final
0
Columbus State CSU
3-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wingate WU 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 7 0
Columbus State CSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2

W: Reep, Aubrey (3-3) L: Darby Demarest (2-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Bulldogs go 1-1 on day one of Cougar Classic

Columbus, Ga.----The Wingate University Bulldogs opened the Cougar Classic by falling 8-0 against seventh-ranked North Georgia, but rebounded for a 6-0 victory against Columbus State in NCAA Division II softball action. Wingate moves to 4-6 on the season.

#7 North Georgia 8, Wingate 0

Sydney Sprague, Marley Stowers and Brittany Gilliam each homered to lead the Nighthawks, while Lexi Duncan drove in a pair of runs.

Junior outfielder Naomi Sapp (Guyton, Ga.) and sophomore Jessica VonCannon (Locust, N.C.) each collected hits for the Bulldogs.

Stowers connected on a three-run homer in the second to put North Georgia on top 4-0, while Duncan's two-run single later in the frame made it 6-0. Sprague connected on a solo homer in the third, while a solo shot from Gilliam in the fourth made it 8-0.

Kylee Smith got the win, moving to 6-0. She allowed just two hits in four innings, striking out six. Junior right-hander Rachel Weidner (Greenville, N.C.) took the loss, falling to 0-2. She allowed six runs on five hits in 1 2/3 innings, striking out one and walking four.

Wingate 6, Columbus State 0

VonCannon had a hit and two RBI to lead the Wingate offense, while senior infielder Mikayla Hannah (Lancaster, S.C.) was two-for-three with an RBI and run scored. Sophomore infielder Emma Swenson (Matthews, N.C.) was three-for-four with two runs scored, while Taylor Wells (Chesterfield, Va.) and Rebekah Woods (Sylvania, Ga.) each drove in a run. Sapp added a hit and two runs scored for the Bulldogs.

Sapp led off the game with a single, then scored on a wild pitch to give Wingate an early 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs added to the lead in the third. Hannah started the inning with a single, while a walk and error loaded the bases for VonCannon, who gave the 'Dogs a three-run lead with a two-run single. Wells added a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0.

Swenson started the third inning with a single, then scored on a squeeze bunt from Woods to put the Bulldogs on top by five. Hannah added an RBI single in the seventh, plating Hannah to make the final margin 6-0.

Sophomore right-hander Aubrey Reep (Eastover, N.C.) got the win, moving to 3-3. She tossed a four-hit shutout, striking out two and walking five.

Wingate is back in action Sunday, facing North Georgia and Columbus State on day two of the Cougar Classic.
 
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