Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs left 21 runners on base Saturday afternoon, dropping a pair of games against 16th-ranked Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Filed. The Wolves won the opener 10-8, while prevailing 6-3 in game two to improve to 31-7 overall and 14-1 in the SAC. The Bulldogs fall to 23-12 overall and 9-6 in league play.

GAME ONE | Newberry 10 Wingate 8

KEY STATS

- Newberry out-hit Wingate 13-8 in game one
- The Wolves had six extra-base hits; the 'Dogs collected four
- Each team had a homer
- The Bulldogs left 13 on base, leaving the bases loaded three times; Newberry stranded six
- Newberry pitchers struck out eight and walked nine; WU had eight strikeouts and four walks
- The Wolves stole three bases; the Bulldogs did not attempt to steal a base

KEY BULLDOGS

- Andrew Llewellyn was two-for-three with a double and three RBI
- McCann Mellett added two hits, two RBI and two runs scored
- Jed Bryant was two-for-three with a homer and two runs scored
- Justin Guy added a triple, RBI and run scored

SECOND INNING

- Bryant led off the bottom of the second with his SAC-best 14th homer of the year to give Wingate the lead

THIRD INNING

- A walk and hit batsman put two on for Mellett
- He lined a two-run double to right center to give Wingate a three-run lead
- Llewellyn followed with an RBI double to left to make it 4-0

FOURTH INNING

- Colin Allman's RBI double got Newberry on the board
- The Wolves added two more runs on a Wingate error to get within a run
- Guy's RBI triple plated Ricky Clark in the bottom of the frame to make it 5-3

FIFTH INNING

- A Zane Tarrance RBI single got Newberry back within a run
- Kenny Bergmann lined a two-run double to left center to put the Wolves on top 6-5

SIXTH INNING

- A squeeze bunt from Dalton Landsdowne plated Nick Butler to make it 7-5

EIGHTH INNING

- Butler connected on a two-run homer to right to put the Wolves on top by four
- Singles from Mellett and Bryant, along with a walk loaded the bases for the 'Dogs
- A wild pitch plated the first run
- Llewellyn followed with a two-run single to get the Bulldogs within a run

NINTH INNING

- Bergmann's RBI single put the Wolves on top 10-8

WRAPUP

- Ryan Harbin got the win, moving to 1-1
- He allowed a run on a hit in 2 2/3 innings, striking out two and walking three
- Quinton Driggers worked a scoreless ninth for his third save of the year
- Alex Rodriguez took the loss, falling to 2-1 on the year
- He allowed four earned runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking three

GAME TWO | Newberry 6 Wingate 3

KEY STATS

- The Wolves out-hit the Bulldogs 9-8
- Each team registered three extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left eight on base; the Wolves stranded 11
- WU pitchers struck out four and walked three; Newberry had eight strikeouts and three walks
- The 'Dogs committed the only two errors of the game
- Newberry piled up seven stolen bases in seven attempts
- Wingate also hit four batters, had two wild pitches and two passed balls

KEY BULLDOGS

- Carson Simpson was one-for-three with an RBI and a run scored
- Bryant added a hit and an RBI; Mellett also drove in a run
- Hunter Dula collected a triple and scored a run
- Guy added a hit and run scored; Clark added two more hits including a double

SECOND INNING

- A two-run double from Landsdowne got the Wolves on the board
- Danton Hyman followed with an RBI double to make it 3-0

THIRD INNING

- An RBI single from Chase Barbary gave Newberry a four-run advantage

SIXTH INNING

- Tyler Ackard's RBI infield single made it 5-0

SEVENTH INNING

- Hyman's sacrifice fly gave the Wolves a six-run advantage
- Dula led off the bottom of the frame with a triple
- He scored on Simpson's RBI single to get the 'Dogs on the board
- Guy followed with a single, while Mellett's RBI groundout made it 6-2
- Bryant added an RBI single to get Wingate within three

WRAPUP

- Josh Bookbinder got the win, moving o 7-0
- He allowed three runs on eight hits in seven innings, striking out eight and walking three
- Adam Tulloch took the loss, falling to 3-2
- He allowed three earned runs on five hits in three innings, striking out two and walking two

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, hosting USC Aiken at 6 p.m.