Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University senior infielder Reece Daniel went four-for-four with three RBI Sunday afternoon, while freshman left-hander Adam Tulloch tossed seven shutout innings to lead the Bulldogs to a 4-0 victory over visiting Coker College in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate improves to 18-9 overall and 6-3 in league play after finishing off the three-game sweep, while the Cobras fall to 10-14-1 overall and 5-7 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Coker 8-2
- The 'Dogs left nine on base while the Cobras stranded four
- Coker committed the game's only error
- WU pitchers struck out nine and walked three; Coker had seven strikeouts and three walks
- The Bulldogs had all three extra-base hits in the game
- Wingate had a stolen base; Coker was caught stealing on its lone attempt

KEY BULLDOGS

- Daniel went four-for-four with three RBI and a run scored
- Justin Guy added an RBI double
- Hunter Dula contributed a double and two runs scored
- Tyler Schneider collected a hit and scored a run
- Tulloch struck out eight in seven innings of work
- Tommy McCollum had a strikeout in a perfect inning of relief
- Dula also worked a perfect inning of relief

THIRD INNING

- Daniel reached on a one-out single through the right side, then moved to second on a balk
- He scored on Guy's RBI double to left, making it 1-0

FOURTH INNING

- Dula was hit by a pitch with two outs, then moved to second on a walk
- He scored on an RBI single from Daniel to put Wingate on top by two

SIXTH INNING

- Dula ripped a two-out double to right in the bottom of the sixth
- He scored on another RBI single from Daniel to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 advantage

EIGHTH INNING

- Schneider led off the frame with a single, then moved to second on an error
- He scored on Daniel's fourth hit of the day, an RBI single to push the lead to four

WRAPUP

- Tulloch moved to 3-1 on the year, moving to 2-0 as a starter in his Wingate career
- The freshman struck out eight and walked three, allowing just two singles
- He threw 98 pitches, 67 for strikes while lowering his season ERA to 0.92
- He caps a dominant weekend of Wingate pitching
- The Bulldogs allowed a run on 12 hits in 25 innings of work
- Wingate did not allow a run over the last 23 innings of the series
- The 'Dogs allowed just five hits in the last two games
- Dula needed only seven pitches to work a perfect ninth to finish off the win
- Michael DeVecchio took the loss, falling to 0-4
- He allowed three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out four and walking two

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Limestone for a 6 p.m. start
- The 'Dogs travel to Mars Hill for a SAC series next weekend, starting Friday at 2 p.m.