Wingate, N.C.----The Catawba College Indians scored the go-ahead run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to pick up a 6-5 victory in game one at Wingate University, while the Bulldogs prevailed 6-2 in game two of the South Atlantic Conference softball doubleheader. Wingate moves to 27-13 overall and 6-6 in the SAC, while the Indians move to 18-15 overall and 6-6 in league play.

GAME ONE | Catawba 6 Wingate 5

KEY STATS

- Catawba out-hit Wingate 10-7 in game one
- The Indians had two of the three extra-base hits and the lone homer
- Wingate left eight on base; Catawba stranded six
- Catawba pitching struck out three and walked five; WU had seven strikeouts and a walk
- The Indians committed three of the four errors in the contest

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jordan Floyd had a double and two RBI to lead the Wingate offense
- Naomi Sapp added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Emma Swenson also drove in a run
- Haley Cashwell contributed a hit, two stolen bases and a run scored
- Rachel Weidner allowed two earned runs in five innings of work, striking out four
- Kaitlyn Knuckles struck out three in two innings of work

THIRD INNING

- An RBI single from Kaylee Cook got Catawba on the board
- A Taylor Martin sacrifice fly and Jordan Dean RBI single made it 3-0
- Leah Huggins capped the scoring in the frame with an RBI single, giving the Indians a four-run lead

FOURTH INNING

- A pair of walks put two on with one out for Floyd
- The junior ripped a two-run double to deep right to cut the lead in half

FIFTH INNING

- Cashwell walked to start the frame, stole a base, then scored on Sapp's RBI single
- Swenson's RBI groundout plated Sapp to tie it at four
- A Catawba error allowed Mary Claire Coyne to score, putting Wingate on top 5-4

SIXTH INNING

- Gracie Gibson hit the first pitch of the frame over the fence in left center to tie it at five

SEVENTH INNING

- Dean started the two-out rally with a single, then stole second
- She scored on an RBI single from Huggins to give Catawba the 6-5 advantage

WRAPUP

- Madison Hunter got the win, moving to 9-4
- She allowed three runs on three hits in three innings, striking out two and walking two
- Knuckles took the loss, falling to 1-3
- She allowed a run on three hits in two innings, striking out three

GAME TWO | Wingate 6 Catawba 2

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Catawba 9-8 in game two
- The 'Dogs had three of the four extra-base hits in the contest
- Each team left eight on base
- The Indians committed the lone error of the game
- Wingate had eight strikeouts and two walks; Catawba struck out two and walked four

KEY BULLDOGS

- Swenson was two-for-four with a double and three RBI to lead the attack
- Sapp added a hit, RBI and two runs scored
- Aubrey Reep was one-for-two with a double, RBI and run scored
- Coyne contributed an RBI
- Cashwell was two-for-three with a run scored
- Taylor Wells contributed a double and run scored
- Reep struck out eight in seven innings of work

FIRST INNING

- Reep lined an RBI double to right, plating Sapp to give the 'Dogs an early 1-0 lead
- Swenson followed with an RBI double down the right field line to put WU on top by two

FOURTH INNING

- Gibson cut the lead in half with her second homer of the day, a solo shot to left

FIFTH INNING

- Gibson tied it at two with her sacrifice fly

SIXTH INNING

- The Bulldogs scored four times in the bottom of the sixth to regain the lead
- An error, walk and Cashwell single loaded the bases
- Sapp put Wingate on top with an RBI single to left
- A Coyne sacrifice fly put the 'Dogs on top by two
- Swenson followed with a two-run single to give Wingate a 6-2 advantage

WRAPUP

- Reep got the win, moving to 13-4 on the season
- She allowed two runs on eight hits in seven innings, striking out eight and walking two
- Hunter took the loss, falling to 9-5
- She allowed four runs on two hits in 2 2/3 innings, striking out two and walking three

UP NEXT

- Wingate travels to Anderson Sunday for a 1 p.m. doubleheader
- The Bulldogs host Queens next Tuesday at 2 p.m.