Hartsville, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs rolled to a pair of victories Saturday afternoon, claiming their second conference road series in as many weekends by prevailing 8-3 and 8-4 at Coker University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 12-5 overall and 4-2 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 8-11 overall and 2-4 in league play.

THOUGHTS FROM JEFF GREGORY

"We got a good start from Brody in game one and David settled in after a couple long innings early to help limit them offensively. I thought our offense was really good today and we were able to play with leads. We played well as a team to pick up a couple road wins."

GAME ONE | Wingate 8 Coker 3

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Coker 9-7 in game one
- The 'Dogs had four of the seven extra-base hits and both homers
- The Cobras left 10 on base; the 'Dogs stranded eight
- Each team had a stolen base
- Coker committed the lone error
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked three; Coker had three strikeouts and seven walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Ricky Clark went three-for-five with a homer and two RBI
- Andrew McKay added a homer and two RBI for the Bulldogs
- McCann Mellett added two hits and an RBI
- Andrew Motsinger and Carson Simpson each collected a hit, RBI and run scored
- Brody McCullough allowed a run on four hits in six innings

SECOND INNING

- Wingate scored four times in the second
- Hunter Dula led off the frame with a triple, then scored on a wild pitch
- Simpson's sacrifice fly plated Grayson Chapman to make it 2-0
- RBI singles from Clark and Mellett put the 'Dogs on top by four

THIRD INNING

- The Bulldogs plated three more runs in the third
- Dula drew a lead-off walk, then scored on McKay's two-run shot to left
- Simpson followed with a single, then scored on Motsinger's RBI double to make it 7-0

SIXTH INNING

- Clark led off the frame with his first homer of the year, a solo shot to make it 8-1

WRAPUP

- McCullough got the win, moving to 2-3 on the year
- He allowed a run on four hits in six innings, striking out four and walking two
- Josh Karklin struck out three in an inning of work
- Tanner Wofford took the loss, allowing seven runs on five hits in 2 2/3 innings, striking out one and walking five

GAME TWO | Wingate 8 Coker 4

KEY STATS

- The 'Dogs out-hit the Cobras 11-8 in game two
- WU piled up eight extra-base hits; Coker had two
- Each team stole two bases
- Wingate left seen on base; the Cobras stranded four
- Each team committed an error
- WU pitching struck out five and walked two; Coker struck out 10 and walked three

KEY BULLDOGS

- Chapman had a double, homer and five RBI, scoring two runs
- Dula was three-for-four with two doubles and three runs scored
- McKay went two-for-four with two doubles, an RBI and run scored
- Mellett added a hit, RBI and run scored; Simpson collected a double and RBI
- David Nash went six innings to earn the win

FIRST INNING

- The Bulldogs exploded for six runs in the top of the first
- Clark drew a walk, stole a base, then scored on Mellett's RBI single
- Singles from Bryant and Dula loaded the bases
- Chapman's three-run double to left cleared them, making it 4-0
- McKay and Simpson capped the scoring with back-to-back RBI doubles, putting WU on top by six

SECOND INNING

- A Bryan Castillo homer highlighted a three-run Coker third, cutting Wingate's lead in half

FIFTH INNING

- Dula lined a one-out double to right
- Chapman followed with his first homer as a Bulldog to make it 8-3

WRAPUP

- Nash got the win, moving to 2-0 on the year
- He allowed three earned runs on seven hits in six innings, striking out four
- Tommy McCollum worked a scoreless seventh inning with a strikeout
- John DeFazio took the loss, allowing eight runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings, striking out six

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to West Georgia for a 5 p.m. start
- The 'Dogs host a three-game series against Anderson starting next Friday at 6 p.m.