Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs outscored visiting Lees-McRae College 16-2 Saturday afternoon, sweeping an NCAA Division II softball doubleheader. Wingate won the opener 5-2, while rolling to an 11-0 five-inning victory in game two to move to 6-6 overall. The Bobcats fall to 2-2 on the season.

GAME ONE | Wingate 5 Lees-McRae 2

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Lees-McRae 11-8 in game one
- The Bobcats had three of the five extra-base hits and the lone homer
- Lees-McRae left 12 on base; the Bulldogs stranded nine
- Wingate committed the only error of the contest
- WU pitching struck out nine and walked six; LMC had three strikeouts and four walks
- Each team stole a base

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sam Hogan went three-for-three with a pair of RBI to lead the offense
- Jordan Floyd added a double and two RBI
- Gracyn Polk was two-for-two with an RBI
- Haley Cashwell and Aubrey Reep each had two hits and a run scored
- Rebkah Woods also had a hit and run scored

FIRST INNING

- Wingate struck for four runs in the first inning
- A walk followed by singles from Cashwell and Reep loaded the bases
- Floyd's two-run double started the scoring
- Hogan followed with a two-run single to make it 4-0

THIRD INNING

- An Addyson Ikard RBI double got Lees-McRae on the board in the third, making it 4-1

FIFTH INNING

- Woods started things with a one-out single, moving to second on Hogan's single
- Polk's RBI single put the 'Dogs on top 5-1

SEVENTH INNING

- Ikard's solo shot in the seventh made the final margin 5-2

WRAPUP

- Reep got the win, moving to 3-2
- She allowed two runs on eight hits in seven innings, striking out nine and walking six
- Charlsy Traylor took the loss, falling to 1-1, allowing five runs on 11 hits in six innings

GAME TWO | Wingate 11 Lees-McRae 0 (5 innings)

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Lees-McRae 12-2
- WU had all six extra-base hits and both homers
- LMC left six on base; The 'Dogs stranded two
- The Bulldogs had seven strikeouts and two walks; LMC had no strikeouts, walking one
- Each team committed two errors; Wingate had the lone stolen base

KEY BULLDOGS

- Floyd had a homer, three RBI and two runs scored to lead the offense
- Mary Claire Coyne added a double, two RBI and two runs scored
- Reep was three-for-three with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored
- Emma Swenson added a double, RBI and run scored
- Symphony Arguedas also drove in a run
- Polk added a hit and run scored
- Raechel Cutcher tossed five shutout innings to earn the win

FIRST INNING

- Reep got Wingate on the board with her second homer of the season

THIRD INNING

- Cashwell and Reep started a two-out rally with back-to-back singles
- Coyne's two-run double to right center made it 3-0
- Floyd followed with a towering two-run shot to left center, her second of the year

FOURTH INNING

- The Bulldogs scored six times in the fourth inning
- Swenson started it with an RBI double to left center, while Reep added an RBI single
- Floyd plated her fifth run of the day, driving in Alyssa Hall, while another run scored on an error
- An Arguedas RBI groundout made it 10-0, while Coyne scored on a wild pitch to cap the scoring

WRAPUP

- Cutcher got the win, moving to 3-4
- She tossed five shutout innings, striking out seven and allowing just two singles
- Cassidy Largen took the loss, falling to 1-1
- She allowed nine runs on 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate opens SAC play Wednesday, hosting Lenoir-Rhyne at 1 p.m.