Wingate, N.C.----The second-ranked North Greenville University Crusaders utilized a pair of homers en route to an 8-2 victory over the Wingate University Bulldogs in NCAA Division II baseball action Thursday afternoon at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. NGU improves to 42-9 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 33-20 on the season.
KEY STATS
- NGU out-hit Wingate 12-6 on the day
- The Crusaders had six of the eight extra-base hits and hit the only two homers
- Each team committed one error in the contest
- Wingate left 12 on base; North Greenville stranded eight
- WU pitching had 13 strikeouts and four walks; NGU had 11 strikeouts and seven walks
- The Bulldogs had the lone stolen base
KEY BULLDOGS
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Carson Simpson drove in a run
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Andrew Llewellyn was three-for-four with a double
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Logan McNeely went two-for-three
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Andrew Motsinger added a hit for the Bulldogs
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Brody McCullough tossed a perfect inning of relief with a strikeout
SECOND INNING
- A solo shot from
Jared Williams got the Crusaders on the board
- A pair of doubles allowed North Greenville to take a 2-0 lead
THIRD INNING
- A two out walk put a runner on first for NGU
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Lex Tuten's two-run blast gave the Crusaders the 4-0 advantage
FOURTH INNING
- A single and a double put two in scoring position for the Bulldogs
- Simpson's sacrifice fly to left plated Llewellyn
- McNeely would score on an NGU error making it 4-2
SIXTH INNING
- A single, double and a walk loaded the bases for North Greenville
- A two-run double from
Jack Morris gave the Crusaders a 6-2 lead
SEVENTH INNING
- A bases loaded error allowed two more runs to score for North Greenville, making it 8-2
WRAPUP
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Matthew Dailey got the win, moving to 3-1 on the season
- He tossed a scoreless inning of relief with one walk
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David Nash took the loss, falling to 3-5
- He allowed four runs on five hits in three innings of work
