Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University senior right-hander Rachel Weidner struck out a career-high 13 Monday afternoon in game one of a South Atlantic Conference softball doubleheader, leading the Bulldogs to a 4-1 victory over Carson-Newman University. The Eagles responded by taking game two 10-3. Wingate moves to 30-16 overall and 9-9 in the SAC, while Carson-Newman goes to 23-8 overall and 8-8 in league play.

GAME ONE | Wingate 4 Carson-Newman 1

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Carson-Newman 9-3
- WU had three of the four extra-base hits including the lone homer
- The 'Dogs left eight on base; the Eagles stranded five
- C-N committed the only error of the contest
- WU pitching struck out 13 and walked three
- Carson-Newman had four strikeouts and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Weidner allowed just one unearned run on three hits
- Jordan Floyd had a homer and three RBI to lead the offense
- Naomi Sapp was two-for-four with an RBI
- Mary Claire Coyne added a double and a run scored
- Taylor Wells contributed two hits and a run scored

FIRST INNING

- Sapp reached on a one-out single, then moved to third on Coyne's double
- Following an Aubrey Reep walk, Floyd drew a bases-loaded walk to get Wingate on the board

SECOND INNING

- Haley Caldwell drew a one-out walk, then scored on a passed ball to make it 1-1

THIRD INNING

- Coyne started the frame with a single
- Floyd connected on her seventh homer of the year to give the 'Dogs a 3-1 advantage

FOURTH INNING

- Wells started the frame with a single, then went to third on an Emma Swenson double
- Sapp plated Wells with an RBI single to put the Bulldogs on top by three

WRAPUP

- Weidner got the win, moving to 15-7
- She allowed an unearned run on three hits in seven innings, striking out 13 and walking three
- Weidner had at least one strikeout every inning
- She had two strikeouts in six of the seven frames
- She ended the contest by striking out the final two batters of the game
- Carson-Newman entered the game with the fewest strikeouts in the SAC
- Allison Rager took the loss, falling to 12-5
- She allowed four runs on nine hits in six innings, striking out four and walking three

GAME TWO | Carson-Newman 10 Wingate 3

KEY STATS

- The Eagles out-hit the Bulldogs 14-4
- CN had four of the six extra-base hits in the contest
- Wingate committed six errors; Carson-Newman had two errors
- The Eagles left 10 on base; the Dogs stranded five
- WU pitching struck out two and walked one; CN had four strikeouts and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Reep had a homer and two RBI to lead the offense
- Coyne added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Swenson contributed two hits including a double, scoring a run
- Kaitlyn Knuckles worked the final five innings, allowing two earned runs

FIRST INNING

- A KaraLynne Levi RBI double and Caldwell RBI single gave CN a 2-0 lead
- Ashtyn Patterson's two-run single put the Eagles on top by four
- Swenson led off the bottom of the frame with a double
- Coyne's RBI single plated Swenson to get Wingate on the board
- Reep followed with her sixth homer of the year, a two-run shot to make it 4-3

SECOND INNING

- A Taylor Scott three-run double to right center put CN back on top by four

THIRD INNING

- A Lacie Rinus RBI single and Levi RBI double pushed the lead to six
- A Wingate error allowed another run to score, making it 10-3

WRAPUP

- Rinus got the win, moving to 10-3 on the year
- She allowed three runs on four hits in seven innings, striking out four and walking three
- Reep took the loss, falling to 14-6
- She allowed four runs on four hits in two-thirds of an inning
- Weidner allowed three unearned runs in 1 1/3 innings, striking out two
- Knuckles allowed two earned runs on seven hits in five innings of work

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Lenoir-Rhyne for a 3 p.m. doubleheader