Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University sophomore right-hander Raechel Cutcher tossed a two-hit shutout in game one of Thursday afternoon's NCAA Division II softball doubleheader, while freshman infielder Heaven Maness had four hits and four RBI to lead the offense in the doubleheader sweep over Lees-McRae College. Wingate won the opener 6-0, while prevailing 5-2 in the second game to move to 7-7 overall. The Bobcats fall to 2-8 on the season.

GAME ONE | Wingate 6 Lees-McRae 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Lees-McRae 7-2
- The 'Dogs had the lone extra-base hit, which was a homer
- WU left six on base; LMC stranded three
- The Bobcats committed the lone error of the contest
- WU pitching struck out three and walked one; LMC had six strikeouts and six walks
- The 'Dogs six stolen bases in the opener

KEY BULLDOGS

- Cutcher needed only 88 pitches to notch the shutout
- Ragan Liles had a homer and two runs scored, adding a stolen base
- Maness was two-for-four with an RBI and two stolen bases
- Haley Cashwell was two-for-four with an RBI, run scored and stolen base
- Sara Stroud added a hit, RBI, two stolen bases and two runs scored
- Sydney Kale also drove in a run
- Sadie McWilliams added a run scored

THIRD INNING

- Wingate scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the third
- Liles got Wingate on the board with her first career homer, a solo shot to left
- Stroud then drew a walk, stole second and scored on an RBI single from Maness

FIFTH INNING

- Liles drew a walk, then moved to second on a Cashwell single
- Both stole second and third, respectively, while a wild throw to third allowed Liles to score
- A Stroud RBI single allowed Cashwell to score to make it 4-0
- Stroud then stole second and scored on Kale's RBI groundout to give WU a 5-0 lead

SIXTH INNING

- Hannah Reeves drew a one-out walk, then moved to second on a Liles walk
- McWilliams pinch ran for Reeves and scored on Cashwell's RBI single

WRAPUP

- Cutcher got the win, moving to 1-1
- She allowed just two singles in seven innings of work, striking out three and walking one
- It is the sophomore's first career seven-inning complete-game shutout
- After allowing the first two base runners of the game to reach, Cutcher retired 17 straight
- The only base runner after the first was a two-out, infield single
- Raygan Rensing took the loss, allowing five runs on six hits in four innings, striking out three and walking three

GAME TWO | Wingate 5 Lees-McRae 2

KEY STATS

- Lees-McRae out-hit Wingate 10-6
- The Bobcats had three of the four extra-base hits; the 'Dogs had the lone homer
- LMC committed the only two errors
- Lees-McRae left nine on base; Wingate stranded three
- The Bulldogs had two of the three stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked one; LMC had four strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Maness was two-for-three with a homer and three RBI
- Cashwell added two more hits, a stolen base and a run scored
- Kale and Gracyn Polk each collected a hit and run scored
- Kale earned the win, allowing a run in 4 1/3 innings
- Kaitlyn Knuckles worked 1 1/3 innings for the save

THIRD INNING

- Polk reached on a one-out single, then stole second
- She scored when Stroud reached on an error, making it 1-0
- Cashwell lined the next pitch over the fence in center, a two-run blast to put Wingate on top by three

FOURTH INNING

- Kale drew a lead-off walk, then reached second on a Lees-McRae error
- She scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-0

FIFTH INNING

- Katelynn Wyatt led off the top of the fifth with a double
- An RBI single from Abby West got the Bobcats on the board
- Cashwell singled to start the bottom of the frame, then stole second
- Maness's RBI single plated Cashwell to put the 'Dogs on top 5-1

SIXTH INNING

- An RBI double from West got the Bobcats within three at 5-2
- Knuckles ended the LMC threat with a strikeout

WRAPUP

- Kale got the win, moving to 5-2
- She allowed a run on six hits in 4 1/3 innings, striking out five and walking one
- Knuckles notched her first save, tossing 1 1/3 shutout innings with two strikeouts
- Wyatt took the loss, allowing three runs on three hits in 2 2/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is slated to open SAC play at Tusculum Saturday at 1 p.m.
- The Bulldogs are at UVA Wise for a Wednesday doubleheader
- Wingate is at home the following Saturday for a 1 p.m. doubleheader against Newberry