Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs pounded out 17 hits including nine extra-base hits Wednesday night, rolling to a 16-4 victory over visiting UNC Pembroke in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate improves to 10-5 overall, while UNCP falls to 8-5 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit UNC Pembroke 17-6
- The 'Dogs had nine extra-base hits (7 doubles, triple, homer)
- Wingate stole four bases; UNCP stole one base and was caught twice
- Each team had three errors
- The Bulldogs left 11 on base; the Braves stranded five
- WU pitching struck out nine and walked two; UNCP had 14 strikeouts and eight walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Logan McNeely was four-for-six with three doubles, five RBI and two runs scored
- Cameron Carraway added a double, homer, three RBI and two runs scored
- Jed Bryant had three hits, three RBI and two runs scored
- Hunter Dula collected two hits including a double, driving in two runs and scoring twice
- Grayson Chapman had a double, RBI and two runs scored
- Andrew Motsinger added two hits including a double, driving in a run and scoring a run
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem added a hit, RBI and run scored
- McCann Mellett had a triple and two runs scored
- Austin Mitchell went 4 2/3 innings, allowing three runs
- Sam Broderson struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief
- Brett Adams also had two strikeouts in a shutout relief appearance
- Tommy McCollum struck out two in a perfect inning of work
- Chris Macca had one strikeout while working a scoreless ninth inning

FIRST INNING

- McNeely started the scoring with a two-run double down the left field line to make it 2-0

FOURTH INNING

- Wingate took a four-run lead on Carraway's towering two-run shot to left

FIFTH INNING

- River Ryan's three-run triple highlighted a four-run top of the fifth that tied it 4-4
- Wingate had the immediate answer, scoring eight runs in the bottom of the frame
- McNeely started the scoring with an RBI double, then scored on a Chapman RBI double
- Carraway and Motsinger added RBI doubles, while a Bryant RBI single made it 9-4
- Dula's two-run double put Wingate on top by seven
- McNeely capped the scoring in the frame with his second double of the inning and third of the night

SEVENTH INNING

- Mellett led off the frame with a triple, then scored on McNeely's RBI single to make it 13-4
- An RBI single from Williams-Rhem plated McNeely to make it a 10-run game
- Bryant's two-run single gave Wingate a 16-4 advantage

WRAPUP

- Josh Karklin got the win, going one-third of an inning without allowing an earned run
- The WU bullpen allowed just one hit in 4 1/3 innings, striking out seven
- Jalen Scott took the loss, allowing five runs on three hits in one inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action this weekend, hosting a four-game SAC series against Catawba
- The two teams play doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.