Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs scored five times in the bottom of the seventh and final innings in game one of Sunday's South Atlantic Conference baseball doubleheader, erasing a 5-1 deficit to prevail 6-5 over Queens University at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The Royals bounced back to win the finale 9-1, but the 'Dogs won three out of four in the weekend series after sweeping Saturday's doubleheader. Wingate moves to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the SAC, while Queens moves to 2-6 overall and 1-3 in league play.

GAME ONE | Wingate 6 Queens 5

KEY STATS

- Each team had six hits and two errors in game one
- The Bulldogs had four of the six extra-base hits; each team homered
- Each team left five on base; each squad had one stolen base
- WU pitching struck out nine and walked three; QU had eight strikeouts and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- McCann Mellett had a homer and four RBI to lead the WU offense
- Andrew Motsinger added a hit, RBI, run scored and stolen base
- Carson Simpson had a double and two runs scored
- Gehrig Christopher added a double and run scored
- Hunter Dula allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts

THIRD INNING

- Simpson started things with a double to right center
- He went to third on an error, then scored on Mellett's RBI groundout

FOURTH INNING

- Nick Brassington's RBI single in the top of the fourth tied it at one

SIXTH INNING

- Brassington connected on a two-run homer in the sixth to put Queens on top 3-1

SEVENTH INNING

- Carter Foster put the Royals on top by four with a two-run double in the top of the seventh
- Christopher started the bottom of the seventh with a double
- He scored on Motsinger's RBI single to make it 5-2
- Simpson drew a walk to put runners on first and second
- Mellett came to the plate with two on and two outs, with Wingate trailing by three
- He ripped the first pitch of the at-bat over the fence in right, a no-doubt three-run shot to tie it
- Brett Adams followed with a single, while Logan McNeely drew a walk
- Andrew McKay hit a slow roller up the middle past the mound that was misplayed by the shortstop
- On the misplay, Adams rounded third and went home, scoring the game-winning run to cap the comeback

WRAPUP

- Jordan Howard got the win, moving to 1-0
- He allowed two unearned runs on a hit in one inning, striking out one
- Jordan Briones took the loss, falling to 0-1
- He allowed a run on a hit in the final inning

GAME TWO | Queens 9 Wingate 1

KEY STATS

- Queens out-hit Wingate 11-5
- The Royals had four of the five extra-base hits
- Queens had the only two stolen bases
- The Bulldogs committed four of the five errors
- The Royals left 16 on base; the 'Dogs stranded seven
- QU pitching struck out 13 and walked two; WU had 15 strikeouts and 11 walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Michael Dansky had a homer to lead the WU offense in game two
- Mellett, McNeely, Bryant and Dula each added a hit
- Austin Mitchell allowed one earned run in four innings, striking out six
- Sam Broderson struck out two in 1 1/3 shutout innings
- Brendan Pierce had three strikeouts in a scoreless inning of relief

FIRST INNING

- Mason Pickard's two-run homer gave Queens an early lead two hitters in

SECOND INNING

- Harris drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 3-0

FOURTH INNING

- Queens scored two more runs on a Bulldog error in the fourth

SIXTH INNING

- A Riley Cheek solo shot in the sixth gave the Royals a 6-0 lead

SEVENTH INNING

- Foster's two-run single capped a three-run seventh that made it 9-0

EIGHTH INNING

- Dansky connected on his first career homer, a solo shot to right to get Wingate on the board

WRAPUP

- Wes Boling got the win, moving to 1-0
- He tossed six shutout innings, allowing three hits while striking out eight
- Tommy McCollum took the loss, falling to 0-1
- He allowed three runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings, striking out two and walking five

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action next weekend for a four-game SAC road series
- The 'Dogs are at Newberry for two games Saturday and two more Sunday
- WU returns home the following weekend for a Saturday-Sunday doubleheader against LMU