Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University junior right-hander Mac Callari went 8 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run Friday night, while three different Bulldogs homered in a 5-2 victory over visiting Anderson University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate moves to 13-5 overall and 5-2 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 10-9 overall and 3-4 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Anderson 10-5
- The 'Dogs had three of the four extra-base hits and all three homers
- The Trojans left nine on base; WU stranded four
- Wingate committed the only three errors of the night
- WU pitching struck out 10 and walked four; AU had 10 strikeouts and no walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Callari struck out 10 in 8 1/3 innings, allowing two unearned runs on five hits
- McCann Mellett went three-for-four with a homer and two runs scored
- Jed Bryant was two-for-four with a homer and two RBI
- Logan McNeely also had a homer and two RBI
- Grayson Chapman added a hit and run scored

FIRST INNING

- Mellett got Wingate on the board when he lined his third homer of the year over the fence in right

SECOND INNING

- Chapman reached on a one-out single
- McNeely connected on a two-run shot to right, his first of the year to make it 3-0

THIRD INNING

- Mellett ripped a two-out single to right
- Bryant followed with a towering two-run shot to left center, his fourth of the year to make it 5-0

NINTH INNING

- Back-to-back bloop singles put two on for the Trojans in the top of the ninth
- A pair of errors and a groundout allowed two runs to score
- Sawyer Lee induced the game-ending groundout to earn the save

WRAPUP

- Callari got the win to move to 3-2 on the year
- He struck out a career-high 10 in a career-high 8 1/3 innings, throwing 123 pitches while allowing two unearned runs
- He did not allow a base runner until a leadoff double in the top of the fourth
- Callari did not allow another hit until a two-out single in the top of the seventh
- Lee retired the final two hitters to earn his second save of the year
- Lucas Smith took the loss, falling to 4-1
- He allowed five runs on six hits in five innings, striking out seven without walking a batter
- Smith entered the game 4-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 36 inning, earning SAC Pitcher of the Week honors twice this year
- He had allowed just two homers through his first six appearances this season

UP NEXT

- Wingate and Anderson wrap up the series with a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.