Box Score Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University shortstop Carson Simpson drove in eight runs Saturday as the Bulldogs opened league play with a doubleheader sweep over visiting Queens University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate won the opener 6-3, while scoring 10 runs in the final two innings of game two in a 13-5 victory to move to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the SAC. The Royals fall to 1-5 overall and 0-2 in league play.

GAME ONE | Wingate 6 Queens 3

KEY STATS

- Queens out-hit Wingate 7-6
- The 'Dogs had four of the seven extra-base hits
- The Bulldogs left nine on base; the Royals stranded four
- Queens committed three of the five errors
- WU pitching struck out six and walked one; QU had six strikeouts and six walks
- The 'Dogs had the lone two stolen bases

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jed Bryant went three-for-four with a double, triple and two runs scored
- Andrew Motsinger had a double, two RBI and a run scored
- McCann Mellett added double and a run scored
- David Nash allowed one earned run in five innings of work
- Mitch Farris tossed two shutout innings

FIRST INNING

- Bryant started the bottom of the first with a double
- He scored on Mellett's RBI double down the left field line to give WU a 1-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- A Wingate error and Dominic Ford RBI double gave Queens a 2-1 lead
- Motsinger drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the frame, then stole second
- He scored from second on Simpson's flyout to deep center to tie it at two
- Bryant followed with a triple, then scored on a Queens error to put WU back on top

FOURTH INNING

- A Noah Jones RBI single in the top of the frame tied it at three
- Simpson drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the inning, then went to third on Bryant's single
- Simpson scored the go-ahead run on another Queens error, making it 4-3

FIFTH INNING

- A walk and error put runners on second and third in the bottom of the inning
- Motsinger's two-run double to right put Wingate on top by six

WRAPUP

- Nash got the win, moving to 2-0 on the year
- He allowed one earned run on six hits in five innings, striking out four and walking one
- Farris worked the final two innings without allowing a run on one hit, striking out two to earn the save
- Tanner Jacobson took the loss, falling to 0-1, allowing four runs on four hits in four innings

GAME TWO | Wingate 13 Queens 5

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Queens 11-5
- The 'Dogs had all seven extra-base hits including two homers
- The Bulldogs left nine on base; the Royals stranded eight
- Wingate committed three of the five errors
- WU pitching struck out 10 and walked eight; QU had seven strikeouts and eight walks
- The 'Dogs had four of the six stolen bases

KEY BULLDOGS

- Simpson was three-for-five with two doubles, seven RBI and a run scored
- Brett Adams was two-for-four with a homer, two RBI and two runs
- Mellett went two-for-three with a double, homer and two runs scored
- Bryant added a triple and an RBI
- Motsinger and Farris each drove in a run
- Mac Callari tossed five innings without allowing an earned run
- Austin Johnson tossed two scoreless innings with four strikeouts to finish it

FIRST INNING

- An error, wild pitch and groundout got Queens on the board first
- Two walks and a Hunter Dula hit loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning
- Sac flies from Adams and Farris put WU on top 2-1

FOURTH INNING

- Nestor drew a leadoff walk, stole a base, then scored on Simpson's RBI single to make it 3-1

SEVENTH INNING

- The teams combined for 10 runs in the seventh
- Queens scored four in the top of the frame to take the lead
- Nick Brassington's two-run single gave the Royals a 5-3 advantage
- Wingate had the answer in the bottom of the frame
- Mellett led off the frame with a solo shot to right
- Adams followed with a solo blast to nearly the same spot, tying it at five
- Three walks loaded the bases for Simpson
- He ripped one just inside the third base line down to the corner, clearing the bases to make it 8-5
- Bryant followed with an RBI triple to right center to put the 'Dogs on top by four

EIGHTH INNING

- A walk and Adams single put two on for Motsinger
- His RBI single made it 10-5
- Simpson got another chance with the bases loaded and hit one off the right field fence, clearing the bases again to give WU an eight-run lead

WRAPUP

- Josh Karklin got the win, moving to 1-0
- Johnson worked the final two innings without allowing a base runner, striking out four of the six batters he faced
- Chris Ragosta took the loss, allowing three runs on a hit in one-third of an inning

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs and Royals meet for a doubleheader Sunday at 1 p.m. at Ron Christopher Stadium