Hartsville, S.C.----Trailing by six runs entering the ninth inning, the Wingate University Bulldogs scored four times and had the go-ahead run on base, but Coker University was able to hold on for an 8-6 victory in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. The Cobras improve to 8-9 overall and 2-2 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 10-5 overall and 2-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Coker out-hit Wingate 14-10; each team had one extra-base hit, WU had the lone homer
- The 'Dogs left eight on base; the Cobras stranded seven
- Wingate had the only two stolen bases on the day
- The Bulldogs committed the only two errors on the afternoon
- Cobra pitching had nine strikeouts and four walks; Wingate had eight strikeouts and two walks
- Seven of Coker's eight runs came with two outs

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hunter Dula had a homer and three RBI to lead the offense
- Jed Bryant added two RBI and a run scored
- Grayson Chapman was two-for-three with an RBI and run scored
- McCann Mellett also had two hits for the Bulldogs, scoring a run
- Ricky Clark had a hit and run scored; Andrew Motsinger added a pair of hits

SECOND INNING

- Coker scored four times with two outs in the second
- Casey Demko's two-run single started the scoring
- RBI singles from Grant Thompson and Harrison Morris made it 4-0

FOURTH INNING

- Wingate cut the lead in half with two runs in the fourth
- Clark drew a lead-off walk, then scored on Bryant's RBI single to left center
- Bryant stole second, went to third on Mellett's single, then scored on Chapman's deep sacrifice fly

SEVENTH INNING

- Thompson's RBI single put the Cobras on top 5-2

EIGHTH INNING

- Coker scored three more times in the eighth inning, all coming with two outs
- Demko's RBI single put the Cobras on top by four
- Morris followed with a two-run single to make it 8-2

NINTH INNING

- Mellett drew a leadoff walk, while Chapman followed with a single
- Dula connected on a three-run blast to center to get Wingate within three
- Michael Dansky then drew a walk, while singles from Motsinger and Clark loaded the bases with one out
- Bryant drew a walk to plate Dansky and make it 8-6, moving the tying run into scoring position
- Coker got an infield popout and strikeout to get out of the jam and hang on for the win

WRAPUP

- Michael DeLeo got the win, moving to 3-1
- He allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings, striking out seven and walking one
- Griffin Hollifield got the final two outs to earn the save
- Mac Callari took the loss, falling to 2-2
- He allowed four earned runs on 10 hits in six innings, striking out six and walking one

UP NEXT

- The teams wrap up the three-game series with a Saturday doubleheader at Coker at noon