Hartsville, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs scored double-digit runs in both games Saturday afternoon, rolling to a doubleheader sweep at Coker University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate won the opener 12-4, while prevailing 10-4 in the second game to improve to 12-6 overall and 9-4 in the SAC. The Cobras fall to 7-12 overall and 5-9 in league play.
GAME ONE | Wingate 12 Coker 4
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Coker 12-9
- The 'Dogs had five of the eight extra-base hits; each team had a homer
- The Bulldogs registered four doubles in game one
- Wingate had all four stolen bases in the opener
- The 'Dogs also had the only three errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out five without a walk; Coker had three strikeouts and five walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Justin Guy went three-for-four with a double, three RBI and two runs scored
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Andrew Motsinger added three hits, three RBI and a run scored
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McCann Mellett had a homer and two RBI
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Isaiah Williams-Rhem was two-for-three with a double, two RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases
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Jed Bryant and
Carson Simpson each added an RBI; Mitch Farris had two hits and scored twice
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David Nash went the distance, allowing just three earned runs
SECOND INNING
- Coker got on the board first, but Chapman drew a walk, then moved to third on a Farris single
- He scored on Simpson's RBI groundout to make it 1-1
THIRD INNING
- The Cobras regained the lead in the bottom of the second but WU answered in the top of the third
- Guy drew a one-out walk
- He scored on Mellett's two-run blast to right center to give Wingate a 3-2 lead
FOURTH INNING
- Two walks and a Simpson sacrifice put runners on second and third for Williams-Rhem
- He plated Chapman with an RBI single to put the 'Dogs on top by two
- Motsinger's sacrifice fly pushed the lead to three; Guy's RBI single made it 6-3
SIXTH INNING
- Coker made it a two-run game in the fifth, but the Bulldogs scored four in the sixth
- Farris started the inning with a double
- He scored on Motsinger's RBI single to make it 7-4
- Guy followed with a two-run double to give the 'Dogs a five-run cushion
- Bryant's RBI double capped the scoring in the frame to make it 10-4
SEVENTH INNING
- Wingate added two more runs in the final frame
- Simpson was hit by a pitch, then stole second
- He scored on an RBI double from Williams-Rhem to make it 11-4
- Motsinger's RBI single drove home Williams-Rhem to put the 'Dogs on top by eight
WRAPUP
- Nash got the win, moving to 3-3
- He allowed three earned runs on nine hits in seven innings, striking out five without a walk
- He threw 115 pitches to notch his first complete game of the year
- Brendan Mullins took the loss, falling to 0-2
- He allowed nine runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings
GAME TWO | Wingate 10 Coker 4
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Coker 13-8
- WU had five of the eight extra-base hits and the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left nine on base; the Cobras stranded six
- Neither team committed an error
- The 'Dogs had all five stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out 13 and walked two; Coker had seven strikeouts and eight walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Logan McNeely had three doubles, four RBI and two runs scored
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Grayson Chapman went two-for-four with a homer and three RBI
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Hunter Dula had a triple, two RBI and three runs scored
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Michael Dansky added two hits and an RBI
- Bryant contributed two hits, four stolen bases and three runs scored
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Mitch Farris struck out 11 in six innings of work
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Austin Johnson and
Sam Broderson each added a scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout
FIRST INNING
- Wingate scored three in the top of the first
- Mellett and Bryant drew walks, while Dula's RBI single started the scoring
- McNeely followed with a two-run double to make it 3-0
THIRD INNING
- Bryant led off the inning with a single, then stole second
- He scored on Dula's RBI triple to push the lead to four
- McNeely's sacrifice fly plated Dula to make it 5-0
FIFTH INNING
- Coker scored twice in the fourth, but a Dansky RBI single plated McNeely after a double to make it 6-2
SIXTH INNING
- Dula drew a walk, then scored on a McNeely RBI double
- Chapman drove home McNeely with an RBI single to put Wingate on top 8-2
EIGHTH INNING
- Coker drew within four with runs in the sixth and seventh innings
- Bryant drew a leadoff walk in the eighth, then stole second
- Chapman followed with a two-run homer to right to give the 'Dogs a 10-4 advantage
WRAPUP
- Farris got the win, moving to 2-0 on the year
- He allowed three runs on four hits in six innings, striking out a career-high 11 and walking two
- Reid Watkins took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings, striking out one and walking three
UP ENXT
- The Bulldogs and Cobras wrap up the four-game series Sunday with a doubleheader starting at noon
