Hartsville, S.C.----The Coker College Cobras used a three-run seventh inning to rally for a 5-4 victory in game one of Wednesday's doubleheader, then prevailed 7-2 in game two in South Atlantic Conference softball action. The Cobras improve to 24-8 overall and 3-2 in the SAC, while the 'Dogs see their six-game winning streak come to an end, falling to 24-10 overall and 5-3 in league play.
 
GAME ONE | Coker 5 Wingate 4

KEY STATS

- Coker out-hit Wingate 6-5
- The Cobras had three extra-base hits; The Bulldogs had two
- Each team had a homer
- Both teams left five on base
- Coker stole two bases; WU had one stolen base
- The Cobras committed two of the three errors
- WU pitching struck out five and walked two; Coker struck out nine and walked one

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jordan Floyd had a homer and two RBI to lead the Wingate offense
- Naomi Sapp added a hit and an RBI
- Mary Claire Coyne also drove in a run
- Sammi Jo Loney had a double and a run scored
- Haley Cashwell added a hit and run scored
- Aubrey Reep struck out five in 6 1/3 innings

FIRST INNING

- Coker took 1 -0 lead on an RBI double from Allyson High
- A Wingate error gave the Cobras a 2-0 advantage

SECOND INNING

- Loney lined a lead-off double to right to start the inning
- Floyd tied the game with her fifth homer of the season, a two-run shot left center

FIFTH INNING

- A hit batsman, followed by a Cashwell single and stolen base put runners on second and third for Wingate
- Sapp gave the 'Dogs a 3-2 lead with an RBI single
- Coyne plated Cashwell when she reached on an error to put Wingate on top by two

SEVENTH INNING

- A hit batsman started the inning, while a Chloe Pelham RBI double to left got Coker within a run
- Ashley Meckley followed with a walk-off two run homer to give the Cobras the 5-4 win

WRAPUP

- Taylor Forehand got the win, moving to 5-1
- She allowed just one hit in 2 2/3 innings, striking out five
- Reep took the loss, falling to 11-4
- She allowed four earned runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out five

GAME TWO | Coker 7 Wingate 2

- The Cobras out-hit the Bulldogs 10-5 in game two
- Wingate had the lone extra-base hit in the game
- The Bulldogs committed the only error in the contest
- Coker struck out seven without walking a batter; WU had three strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Loney and Floyd each drove in a run for the Bulldogs in game two
- Coyne contributed a double and a run scored
- Emma Swenson contributed a hit and a run scored
- Rachel Weidner allowed six runs in four innings
- Kaitlyn Knuckles allowed a run on three hits in two innings of work

FIRST INNING

- RBI singles from High and Brianna Strickland gave Coker an early 2-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- Pelham's RBI single pushed the lead to three, while another run scored on a double play

FOURTH INNING

- A two-out, two-run single from High gave the Cobras a 6-0 advantage

FIFTH INNING

- Mindy North's RBI single put Coker on top by seven

SEVENTH INNING

- A hit batsman, followed by singles from Reep and Swenson loaded the bases to start the inning
- Loney plated the first run with an RBI groundout
- Floyd's RBI groundout made the final margin 7-2

WRAPUP

- Christine Carver got the win, moving to 6-6
- She allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings, striking out seven
- Weidner took the loss, falling to 12-5
- She allowed six runs on seven hits in four innings, striking out three and walking three

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Tusculum for a 1 p.m. doubleheader
- The 'Dogs return home Sunday, hosting Converse at 1 p.m.