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Wingate University Athletics

Hugh Patton
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Wingate WU 5-0
4
Winner Valdosta St. VSU 4-1
Wingate WU
5-0
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Final
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Valdosta St. VSU
4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wingate WU 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 1
Valdosta St. VSU 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 12 1

W: S. Gabel (1-0) L: Isenhour, Riley (1-1) S: T. Eubanks (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Wingate drops 4-3 contest against Blazers despite Mellett’s four-hit day

Salisbury, N.C.----Wingate University junior infielder McCann Mellett went four-for-four with Thursday evening, but the Valdosta State University Blazers held on for a 4-3 victory over the Bulldogs in NCAA Division II baseball action. Valdosta State improves to 5-0 overall, while Wingate falls to 4-1 on the season.  

KEY STATS

- Valdosta State out-hit Wingate 12-9 on the day
- VSU left eight on base while the 'Dogs stranded seven
- Each team committed an error
- Each team had a pair of extra-base hits
- VSU pitching piled up 15 strikeouts; Wingate had 10 strikeouts
- The teams combined to walk just three batters, with the Bulldogs issuing one free pass

KEY BULLDOGS

- Mellett had a double, RBI and two runs scored to go along with his four hits
- The junior is hitting a league-best .650 through five games this season
- Tanner Forry went two-for-four with an RBI and a stolen base
- Justin Guy added a hit and a run scored
- Andrew Llewellyn had a double for the Bulldogs
- Riley Isenhour allowed two earned runs in 4 2/3 innings of work, striking out four
- Mac Callari piled up six strikeouts in 2 2/3 shutout innings of relief
- Riley Edwards added two-thirds innings of relief without allowing a hit

THIRD INNING

- Wingate got on the board first with a pair of runs in the third inning
- Guy led things off with a single, then moved to second on an error
- He scored on Mellett's RBI single to put Wingate on top
- Mellett went to third on a Forry single, then scored on a double steal to make it 2-0
- VSU answered with four runs in the bottom of the frame
- Jowenrick Daantji's  RBI single plated the first run, while DJ King's RBI double tied it
- Aaron Haughton followed with an RBI single to put the Blazers on top
- An RBI single from Mike Christopoulos gave VSU a 4-2 advantage

SEVENTH INNING

- Mellett's fourth hit of the night was a two-out double in the top of the seventh
- He scored on Forry's RBI single to make it 4-3

WRAP UP

- Tristan Cone allowed two runs on six hits in four innings of work, striking out nine
- Sean Gabel got the win for VSU, allowing a run on three hits in four innings, striking out five
- Trevin Eubanks got the save, striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning
- Isenhour took the loss, falling to 1-1

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, playing two more games in Florida
- WU takes on Valdosta State at 2 p.m.
- The 'Dogs wrap up the Florida trip at 6 p.m., taking on Florida Tech
 
 
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