Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 13 hits and got seven strong innings from Austin Mitchell Sunday afternoon, rolling to a 10-4 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate improves to 4-2 overall, while the Sailfish fall to 2-3 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Palm Beach Atlantic 13-6
- The Bulldogs had five extra-base hits including two homers; PBA had two extra-base hits
- WU left 12 on base; Palm Beach stranded three
- The Sailfish committed three of the four errors
- Wingate pitching had six strikeouts and just one walk
- PBA pitching struck out seven, walked eight and hit two batters, adding four wild pitches

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jed Bryant was three-for-four with a homer and three RBI
- McCann Mellett went three-for-five with a double, two RBI and two runs scored
- Ricky Clark added a homer and two RBI
- Grayson Chapman went two-for-three with an RBI and a run scored
- Justin Guy added a hit, RBI and two runs scored
- Carson Simpson went two-for-three with a double and two runs scored
- Clayton Nestor added a double and a run scored
- Mitchell allowed just two runs in seven innings of work

FIRST INNING

- Bryant got Wingate on the board with a solo shot to right, his second long ball of the year

SECOND INNING

- An Andreas Papageorge double started the second inning; he scored on a balk to tie it

THIRD INNING

- Mellett started the bottom of the third with a double, then scored on Chapman's RBI single

FOURTH INNING

- A walk and hit batsman put two on for Mellett
- The Senior lined a two-run single to left center to give the Bulldogs a 4-1 lead

FIFTH INNING

- Robert Fabelo led off the frame with a double, then scored on a wild pitch to get PBA within two
- Wingate answered with three runs in the bottom of the frame
- Guy's RBI bunt single made it 5-2
- Bryant lined a two-run single to right to put the 'Dogs on top by five

SIXTH INNING

- Chapman started the inning with a single, then scored on a wild pitch to make it 8-2

SEVENTH INNING

- Mellett ripped a one-out single through the middle
- He scored on Clark's two-run bomb to left center to give Wingate a 10-2 advantage

WRAPUP

- Mitchell got the win, moving to 1-0 on the season
- He allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings, striking out five without walking a batter
- The redshirt freshman has 13 strikeouts and no walks in his two starts this season
- Alex Rodriguez worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning with a strikeout for the Bulldogs
- Joey Hennessey took the loss, allowing four runs on four hits in four innings, walking six

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Barton for a 2 p.m. start
- The Bulldogs host a three-game series against Charleston next weekend, starting Friday at 6 p.m.