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Wingate University Athletics

Scott Erland
8
Winner Wingate WU 32-17
2
Anderson AU 20-31
Winner
Wingate WU
32-17
8
Final
2
Anderson AU
20-31
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wingate WU 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 8 10 1
Anderson AU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 2

W: Tulloch, Adam (6-2) L: John McMicking (1-7)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Bulldogs eliminate Trojans from SAC Tourney with 8-2 victory

Kodak, Tenn.----The fifth-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs got another strong start from freshman left-hander Adam Tulloch Saturday afternoon, downing the seventh-seeded Anderson University Trojans on day three of the 2019 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament at Smokies Stadium. Wingate advances to day four of the SAC Tournament, improving to 32-17 overall while the Trojans are eliminated from the tournament, falling to 20-31 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Anderson 10-4
- Each team had two extra-base hits; the 'Dogs had the lone homer
- Both teams left nine on base
- The Trojans committed two of the three errors
- WU pitching had 12 strikeouts and five walks; AU had six strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Tanner Forry had a homer and three RBI to lead the Wingate offense
- Tyler Schneider was two-for-four with three RBI
- Jed Bryant went two-for-three with a double, RBI and run scored
- McCann Mellett added three hits, an RBI and a run scored
- Zach Little contributed a stolen base and two runs scored
- Ricky Clark and Justin Guy each collected a hit and run scored
- Tulloch tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings with nine strikeouts

FIFTH INNING

- Clark led off the frame with a single, while a walk and hit batsman loaded the bases
- Schneider's two-run single gave the 'Dogs a 2-0 lead

SEVENTH INNING

- Guy led off the inning with a single
- Little was hit by a pitch, then stole second
- Mellett's RBI single plated Guy to give WU a three-run lead
- Bryant's RBI double drove home Little to make it 4-0
- An error in the bottom of the frame allowed Anderson to get on the board

EIGHTH INNING

- Brandon Odachowski's RBI groundout plated Dillon Carpenter to get AU within two

NINTH INNING

- Mellett and Bryant started the inning with back-to-back singles
- Schneider's RBI bunt single gave the 'Dogs a 5-2 lead
- Forry followed with his 10th homer of the year, a three-run shot to make it 8-2

WRAPUP

- Tulloch got the win to move to 6-2 on the year
- He allowed two hits in 5 1/3 shutout innings, striking out nine and walking five
- Sawyer Lee had a strikeout in two-thirds shutout frames
- Tommy McCollum also had a shutout inning of work
- Lane Wildman had a strikeout in a 1-2-3 ninth inning
- John McMicking took the loss, falling to 1-7
- He allowed two runs on three hits in five innings, striking out three and walking four

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Sunday in another elimination game
- The 'Dogs will face the loser of the LMU-Catawba game at 3:45 p.m.

 
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