Young Harris, Ga.----The fifth-ranked Young Harris Mountain Lions got a 2-1 extra-inning victory in game one of Saturday's NCAA Division II softball doubleheader over visiting Wingate University, then prevailed 8-4 in game two to move to 7-1 overall. The Bulldogs fall to 5-5 on the season.

GAME ONE | #5 Young Harris 2 Wingate 1 (8 innings)

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Young Harris 6-5 in game one
- The Mountain Lions had all three extra-base hits including both homers
- Each team had a stolen base
- The 'Dogs left eight on base; the Mountain Lions stranded six
- YHC had six strikeouts and three walks; WU had two strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sara Stroud went two-for-two with an RBI to lead the WU offense
- Sydney Kale added a hit and a run scored
- Haley Cashwell collected a pair of hits
- Gracyn Polk added a hit and stolen base
- Kale allowed just two runs in 7 1/3 innings

FOURTH INNING

- Haylie Shope led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo shot to left to give YHC a 1-0 lead

FIFTH INNING

- Kale started the top of the fifth with a single, then moved to second on Polk's sacrifice
- Stroud's RBI single down the right field line tied it at one

EIGHTH INNING

- Jill Torres ended the game with one out in the bottom of the eighth with a solo shot to left center

WRAPUP

- Sam Davis got the win, moving to 2-0 after allowing a run on six hits in eight innings
- Kale took the loss, falling to 4-1 on the year
- She allowed two runs on five hits in 7 1/3 innings, striking out two and walking two

GAME TWO | #5 Young Harris 8 Wingate 4

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Young Harris 10-6 in game two
- The Mountain Lions had four of the six extra-base hits including two homers
- The 'Dogs left nine on base; YHC stranded six
- Young Harris struck out seven and walked four; WU had three strikeouts and three walks
- The Mountain Lions committed the only two errors in the game

KEY BULLDOGS

- Cashwell went four-for-four with a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Hannah Reeves went one-for-three with an RBI
- Alyssa Hall was two-for-three with a triple and a run scored
- Kale added a hit and a run scored

FIRST INNING

- A Torres two-run shot gave the Mountain Lions an early lead
- Walters added a two-run single to make it 4-0

SECOND INNING

- Hall ripped a one-out triple to left center
- She scored on an RBI single from Reeves to make it 4-1

THIRD INNING

- Young Harris scored four more in the bottom of the third
- A Dunson three-run homer was the big blow of the frame, making it 8-1

FOURTH INNING

- Hall and Kale drew walks to start the inning
- Cashwell's two-run double pulled the 'Dogs within five
- Cashwell scored on an error to make it 8-4

WRAPUP

- Shope got the win, moving to 2-0
- She allowed a run on six hits in four innings, striking out four and walking one
- Raechel Cutcher took the loss, allowing four runs on two hits in one-third of an inning, striking out one
- Kaitlyn Knuckles tossed 3 1/3 shutout innings, striking out two

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Sunday, traveling to North Georgia for an 11 a.m. doubleheader against the #2 Nighthawks