Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs scored 11 combined runs in the sixth and seventh innings Wednesday night, rolling to a 14-9 victory over Limestone College in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate improves to 25-15 overall, while the Saints fall to 13-28 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Limestone 16-10
- The 'Dogs had three extra-base hits; Limestone had seven including two homers
- The Bulldogs left 10 on base; the Saints stranded nine
- Wingate committed all three errors on the night
- The 'Dogs stole seven bases; Limestone was caught stealing on its lone attempt
- WU pitching had 14 strikeotus and seven walks; LC had three strikeouts and six walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Andrew Llewellyn had a homer and three RBI to lead the Bulldogs, scoring two runs
- Jed Bryant added three hits, three RBI and two runs scored
- Hunter Dula collected two RBI and a pair of runs
- Tyler Schneider contributed three hits including a double, driving in a run and scoring twice
- Zach Little had a hit, RBI, two stolen bases and two runs scored
- Carson Simpson added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Justin Guy collected two hits and scored twice
- Ricky Clark added a hit and an RBI; Reece Daniel contributed a double and run scored
- Nick Stegman struck out five in three innings of work
- Riley Edwards picked up the win, going two innings
- Tommy McCollum struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth

FIRST INNING

- Chase Allen got Limestone on the board with a solo shot in the first

SECOND INNING

- Alex Cornell's solo shot in put the Saints on top by two

THIRD INNING

- An RBI single from Trey Huber put the Saints on top 3-0
- Guy lined a two out single to right, then stole second
- He scored on Dula's RBI single to get Wingate on the board
- Bryant followed with an RBI single to get the 'Dogs within a run

FOURTH INNING

- Little drew a leadoff walk, then stole second
- He scored on Simpson's RBI single to make it 3-3

SIXTH INNING

- Cornell's solo shot highlighted a two-run inning that put the Saints on top 5-3
- Wingate scored six times in the bottom of the frame to take the lead
- Daniel started the frame with a double, then scored on Dula's sacrifice fly
- Bryant's RBI single tied it, while Schneider's RBI single gave Wingate a 6-5 advantage
- Llewellyn followed with his 10th homer of the season, a two-run shot to make it 8-5
- Clark's RBI single capped the scoring in the frame

SEVENTH INNING

- A two-run double from Tyler O'Dell got the Saints back within two at 9-7
- The 'Dogs scored five times in the bottom of the frame
- A Guy single and Dula walk put two on for Bryant
- His RBI single put Wingate on top 10-7
- A passed ball and Llewellyn RBI single pushed the lead to five
- Little's sacrifice fly plated Schneider, while another passed ball allowed Llewellyn to score, making it 14-7

EIGHTH INNING

- An RBI triple from Ryan Creps made it 14-8
- Creps scored on a Huber RBI single to cap the scoring on the night

WRAPUP

- Edwards got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- He allowed one earned run on one hit in two innings, striking out one and walking one
- McCollum needed just 11 pitches to strikeout all three batters he faced in the ninth
- Tyler Zak took the loss, falling to 0-2
- He allowed four runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, opening a three-game series at Lenoir-Rhyne at 6 p.m.
- The Bulldogs and Bears wrap up the three-game set Saturday at 1 p.m. with a doublehaeder