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Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University got a pair of shutouts in the circle from Aubrey Reep and Rachel Weidner Saturday afternoon, sweeping a doubleheader against Mars Hill University in South Atlantic Conference softball action. Wingate won the opener 2-0, while rolling to a 12-0 victory in five innings in game two to improve to 22-8 overall and 5-1 in the SAC. The Lions fall to 17-8 overall and 2-2 in league play. The 'Dogs are a perfect 14-0 at home this season.

GAME ONE | Wingate 2 MARS HILL 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Mars Hill 4-3 in game one
- The 'Dogs had three extra-base hits; the Lions had one
- WU pitching struck out eight and did not walk a batter; MHU had five strikeouts and no walks
- Each team left three on base
- Neither team committed an error

KEY BULLDOGS

- Reep tossed a three-hit shutout, striking out eight
- Alexa Sells was one-for-three with a double, RBI and run scored
- Emma Swenson also had a double and an RBI
- Reep added a double and a run scored
- Haley Cashwell also had a hit for the Bulldogs

SECOND INNING

- Reep led off the frame with a double to right center
- She scored on an RBI double from Sells to make it 1-0
- Swenson followed with Wingate's third straight double, plating Sells to make it 2-0

WRAPUP

- That was all Reep needed, moving to 10-3 on the season
- The junior struck out eight without walking a batter, allowing just three hits
- Mars Hill never had multiple runners on base in the game
- She retired the side in order four times in seven frames
- Reep retired the final eight hitters of the game
- Casey Stanek took the loss, falling to 11-3
- She allowed two runs on four hits in six innings, striking out five

GAME TWO | Wingate 12 Mars Hill 0 (5 innings)

KEY STATS

- The 'Dogs out-hit the Lions 14-5
- Wingate had seven extra-base hits including four homers; MHU had zero extra-base hits
- Mars Hill had only been shut out twice on the season coming into Saturday
- The Lions left five on base; Wingate stranded two
- WU pitching had eight strikeouts and a walk; MHU had one strikeout and one walk
- The Lions committed the game's only error

KEY BULLDOGS

- Reep was two-for-three with a homer and five RBI
- Sammi Jo Loney added a homer and three RBI
- Taylor Wells contributed a double, homer and two RBI
- Sam Hogan added a homer
- Swenson had a double, RBI and run scored
- Naomi Sapp was two-for-three with two runs scored
- Mary Claire Coyne also had a pair of hits and scored a run
- Cashwell collected a hit and run scored
- Sells was one-for-one with two runs scored
- Weidner struck out eight in five shutout innings

FIRST INNING

- Sapp and Coyne had back-to-back one-out singles in the first
- Reep drove them both home with a two-run single to right center
- Loney capped an 11-pitch at-bat with a three-run homer off the scoreboard to make it 5-0
- Third homer of the year for the freshman

SECOND INNING

- Cashwell and Sapp started the inning with singles
- Reep connected on her fourth homer of the year, a three-run shot to left center to make it an eight-run game
- Swenson added an RBI double to right center, plating Sells to make it 9-0
- Wells then connected on her second home of the season, a two-run shot to put WU on top by 11

FOURTH INNING

- Hogan capped the scoring with her first career homer, a solo shot to center to make it 12-0

WRAPUP

- Weidner got the win, moving to 11-4 on the year
- The senior allowed five singles, striking out eight and walking one
- Ashley Collins took the loss, falling to 2-2
- She allowed three runs on three hits in one-third of an inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Sunday, traveling to Lander for a doubleheader at noon
- WU returns to SAC play next Saturday at Tusculum