Newberry, S.C.----Wingate University outfielder Andrew Motsinger's grand slam helped the Bulldogs pick up a 7-6 victory in game two of Sunday afternoon's South Atlantic Conference doubleheader at Newberry. The Wolves scored twice in the final frame of game one to rally for a 3-2 victory. Wingate moves to 5-4 overall and 4-4 in the SAC, while the Wolves go to 6-4 overall and 3-1 in league play.
 
Game One | Newberry 3 Wingate 2

KEY STATS

- Each team had eight hits in the opener
- Wingate had two of the three extra-base hits and the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left four on base; the Wolves stranded two
- Newberry committed the only error in the contest
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked one; Newberry had seven strikeouts and no walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Cameron Carraway was one-for-three with a homer to lead the Wingate offense
- Michael Dansky went two-for-three with a run scored
- McCann Mellett added a double
- Carson Simpson had a pair of hits
- Hunter Dula struck out seven in 6 2/3 innings of work

SECOND INNING

- Wingate took a 1-0 lead on Carraway's solo shot down the left field line

FIFTH INNING

- Dansky led off the frame with a single
- He moved to second on an error and third on a Motsinger sacrifice bunt
- Dansky scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-0
- An RBI single from Dalton Landsdowne in the bottom of the frame cut the lead in half

SEVENTH INNING

- A walk and single put two on base for the Wolves in the final frame
- Landsdowne's two-out RBI single tied it at two
- Jacob LeBron followed with a walk-off RBI double to give Newberry the 3-2 win

WRAPUP

- Matthew Campbell got the win, allowing two runs on eight hits in seven innings, striking out seven
- Dula took the loss, allowing three runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking one

GAME TWO | Wingate 7 Newberry 6

KEY STATS

- Newberry out-hit Wingate 12-10 in game two
- Each team had two extra-base hits; the 'Dogs had the lone homers
- The Bulldogs committed four of the five errors
- The Wolves left 13 on base; Wingate stranded eight
- WU pitching struck out five and walked six; NC had five strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Motsinger had a grand slam and five RBI to lead the offense
- Mellett was two-for-four with a double, RBI and run scored
- Logan McNeely also drove in a run
- Dansky had a hit and two runs scored
- Carraway and Simpson also added a hit and run each
- Austin Mitchell got the win, Brody McCullough notched the save

FIRST INNING

- Mellett lined a one-out double to right center
- He scored on McNeely's RBI groundout to give Wingate the 1-0 lead

FIFTH INNING

- Dansky started the frame with a single, then went to second on a Motsinger sacrifice
- He scored on Mellett's RBI groundout to give Wingate a two-run lead
- A Wingate error and Luke Orr RBI single tied it at two

SIXTH INNING

- Carraway started the frame with a single, while an error and walk loaded the bases
- Motsinger delivered the big blow on the first pitch of his at-bat, a grand slam down the left field line

SEVENTH INNING

- A two-run double from Landsdowne made it a 6-4 game in the bottom of the seventh

EIGHTH INNING

- Simpson started the inning with a single, then stole second
- He scored on Motsinger's RBI single to give Wingate a 7-4 advantage
- A Jack Harris RBI double and Rhett Jolly RBI single made it a one-run game

NINTH INNING

- The Wolves had a runner on second in the bottom of the ninth, looking to tie it
- McCullough got a flyout and strikeout to end the game

WRAPUP

- Mitchell got the win, allowing two earned runs in three innings, striking out one
- McCullough retired the final two batters of the game to earn the save
- Connor Hanley-Hodge took the loss, allowing four runs on three hits in one inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Belmont Abbey for a 4 p.m. start
- The Bulldogs host a four-game SAC series against LMU next weekend, with doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday