Milledgeville, Ga.----The Wingate University Bulldogs stayed hot Sunday afternoon, sweeping an NCAA Division II softball doubleheader at Georgia College. Wingate won the opener 3-0, while rolling to a 10-5 victory in game two. The 'Dogs have won nine of their last 10, moving to 9-7 on the season, while Georgia College falls to 4-10 overall.
GAME ONE | Wingate 3 Georgia College 0
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Georgia College 7-4
- The Bulldogs had all three extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left eight on base; the Bobcats stranded six
- Wingate committed the lone error
- WU pitching struck out eight and walked two; GC walked four without a strikeout
KEY BULLDOGS
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Aubrey Reep tossed a four-hit shutout
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Jessica VonCannon had a double and two RBI to lead the offense
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Mary Claire Coyne added a hit, RBI and run scored
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Jordan Floyd was two-for-three with a double and run scored
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Emma Swenson drew three walks and scored a run
SIXTH INNING
- After five scoreless frames the Bulldogs got on the board in the sixth
- Coyne and Floyd started things with singles, then moved to second and third on
Sam Hogan's sacrifice bunt
- VonCannon's two-run double to left center put the 'Dogs on top 2-0
SEVENTH INNING
- Swenson drew a leadoff walk, then moved to third on
Haley Cashwell's double
- A Coyne sacrifice fly plated Swenson to give the Bulldogs a three-run lead
WRAPUP
- Reep moves to 5-2 on the season
- The reigning SAC Player of the Year allowed just four singles in seven innings of work
- Reep struck out eight and walked two, throwing 125 pitches
- Mackenzie Michels took the loss, allowing two runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings, falling to 1-2
GAME TWO | Wingate 10 Georgia College 5
KEY STATS
- The 'Dogs jumped out to a 10-1 lead
- Each team had nine hits
- Wingate had three of the five extra-base hits
- The Bulldogs collected two of the three stolen bases in game two
- Georgia College committed the only three errors of the day in game two
- GC left 11 on base; Wingate stranded five
- WU pitching struck out four and walked five; Georgia College struck out three and walked seven
KEY BULLDOGS
- Swenson had a double, two RBI and two runs scored to lead the offense
- Reep went two-for-three with a double, two RBI and a run scored
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Alyssa Hall collected a hit, RBI and run scored; Floyd also drove in a run
- Cashwell went three-for-five with a double, RBI, stolen base and run scored
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Raechel Cutcher got the win, allowing three runs in six innings of work
FIRST INNING
- The 'Dogs raced out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first
- A Swenson walk and Cashwell single put two on, while Reep's two-run single started the scoring
- Reep scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-0
THIRD INNING
- The Bulldogs scored six times in the third to go on top 9-1
- Two walks and a Hogan single loaded the bases
- Hall drew a bases-loaded walk, while a Georgia College error allowed two more runs to score
- Swenson lined a two-run double to left center to put Wingate on top 8-1
- Cashwell plated Swenson with an RBI double to give the 'Dogs an eight-run cushion
FOURTH INNING
- Reep started the frame with a double to right center
- Floyd's RBI single put the Bulldogs on top 10-1
WRAPUP
- Cutcher moves to 4-5 on the season
- She allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings, striking out four and walking three
- Rebecca Lawrence took the loss, falling to 0-2, allowing three runs on two hits in the first inning
UP NEXT
- Wingate is at Catawba Tuesday at 1 p.m. to open league play
- The 'Dogs are in the midst of a long road trip, playing seven straight doubleheaders away from home
- WU returns home March 14 to host a doubleheader against UVA-Wise
