Kodak, Tenn.----The top-seeded and eighth-ranked Newberry College Wolves scored four runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, rallying past the fifth-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs for a 6-5 victory on day four of the 2019 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament. Newberry improves to 41-13 overall, advancing to championship Monday, while the Bulldogs are eliminated from the tournament, falling to 33-18 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Newberry 9-7 on the night
- The Wolves committed three of the four errors on the night
- The Bulldogs left 10 on base; Newberry stranded eight
- Wingate had two of the three extra-base hits
- WU pitching struck out six and walked four; NC had six strikeouts and seven walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Ricky Clark was three-for-three with a double, four RBI and a run scored
- Tyler Schneider added two hits and scored a run
- Tanner Forry collected a hit and two runs scored
- Hunter Dula added a hit and scored a run
- Justin Guy contributed a double and an RBI
- David Nash allowed two runs on three hits in six innings, working on two days rest
- Tommy McCollum and Riley Edwards each had a shutout inning of relief, striking out three

FIRST INNING

- A Tony Matos two-run double gave the Wolves an early 2-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- A Forry walk and Dula single put two on for the Bulldogs
- Clark's two-out, two-run double tied it

SIXTH INNING

- Schneider and Forry started the inning with back-to-back singles
- Clark put Wingate on top with a two-out, two-run single to make it 4-2

EIGHTH INNING

- Clark was hit by a pitch with two outs
- He scored on Guy's RBI double to give Wingate a 5-2 lead

NINTH INNING

- Two walks and a Schneider single loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the ninth for Wingate
- A line drive turned into a double play, while a groundout ended the frame and left the game at 5-2
- Dula got a groundout and strikeout to start the bottom of the frame
- A walk and single put runners on first and third with two outs
- Danton Hyman's RBI double got the Wolves within two
- A Wingate throwing error on the next play allowed two runs to score, tying it at five
- Tyler White followed with a walk-off RBI single, giving the Wolves the 6-5 victory

WRAPUP

- Quinton Driggers got the win, moving to 9-0
- He allowed a run on two hits in 2 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking two
- Dula took the loss, allowing four runs (one earned) on three hits in two-thirds of an inning
- Nash threw 87 pitches, allowing two runs on three hits in six innings, striking out two
- The redshirt junior threw 91 pitches to get the win in the opener Thursday evening

UP NEXT

- Wingate will now wait to hear its postseason fate when the NCAA bracket is released
- The Bulldogs were the number seven team in the most recent NCAA Southeast Region rankings
- The 'Dogs are looking to earn back-to-back at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament