VIDEO | Jeff Gregory Interview
VIDEO | Game Highlights

Kodak, Tenn.----The fifth-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs had four pitchers combine to allow just one unearned run on five hits, led by six strong innings from David Nash en route to a 3-1 victory over eighth-seeded Coker College in an elimination game on the opening day of the 2019 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament. Wingate improves to 31-16 overall, advancing to the double-elimination portion of the tournament, while the Cobras are eliminated from the tournament, falling to 16-28-1 on the year.

THOUGHTS FROM JEFF GREGORY

"It was a tough game and I thought our guys did a good job. Nash was really good from the start and I thought that their starter was just as good. We got several big hits to push some runs across against him. Our pitching was outstanding and we managed a tough inning defensively in the seventh and only gave up one run to keep some momentum on our side. The play-in games are tough and I thought we played well."

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Coker 6-5
- Each team had an extra-base hit; the 'Dogs had the lone homer
- The Bulldogs committed two of the three errors on the day
- Wingate left seven on base; Coker stranded five
- The 'Dogs had both stolen bases in the game
- WU pitchers had seven strikeouts and a walk; Coker struck out 10 without walking a batter

KEY BULLDOGS

- Nash allowed an unearned run on four hits in six innings of work
- Sawyer Lee had a strikeout in a shutout inning of relief
- Riley Edwards allowed just one hit in his scoreless inning of relief
- Hunter Dula worked a 1-2-3 ninth
- Andrew Llewellyn homered to lead the offense
- Jed Bryant went one-for-four with an RBI
- Tanner Forry also added a hit and an RBI
- Zach Little collected a hit, stolen base and run scored
- Justin Guy also had a stolen base and run scored

SECOND INNING

- Llewellyn got Wingate on the board in the second with his 11th homer of the year to make it 1-0

FOURTH INNING

- Little reached on an error to start the inning, then stole second
- He scored on Forry's RBI single to give Wingate a two-run lead

FIFTH INNING

- Guy was hit by a pitch to start the frame, then stole second and went to third on Little's single
- Bryant's RBI single plated Guy to make it 3-0

SEVENTH INNING

- An error, double and walk loaded the bases for the Cobras with no outs
- Another error allowed Larry McCabe to score to make it 3-1
- Lee got a strikeout and double play to get out of the inning with no further damage

WRAPUP

- Nash got the win, moving to 3-4
- He struck out six without walking a batter in six innings, allowing just the unearned run
- Dula notched his seventh save of the year with a perfect ninth inning
- Jon Koski took the loss, falling to 5-3
- He allowed three runs on six hits in eight innings, striking out 10 without walking a batter

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday on day two of the SAC Tournament
- The 'Dogs face number two seed LMU at 3:45 p.m. in the double-elimination portion of the tourney