Hartsville, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs took the opener 4-1 at Coker University in Sunday's South Atlantic Conference baseball series, while the Cobras rallied for a 5-3 victory in game two. The 'Dogs took three out of four in the weekend series, moving to 13-7 overall and 10-6 in the SAC, while the Cobras go to 7-14 overall and 6-10 in league play.

GAME ONE | Wingate 4 Coker 1

KEY STATS

- Each team had six hits
- Coker had three of the four errors
- The 'Dogs had the only two extra-base hits
- Each team had two stolen bases
- The Cobras left nine on base; Wingate stranded eight
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked four; Coker had six strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Justin Guy was three-for-four with a double, RBI and two runs scored
- Mitch Farris added a double and an RBI
- McCann Mellett contributed a hit, RBI and run scored
- Andrew Motsinger also scored a run for the Bulldogs
- Hunter Dula went 5 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run
- Brody McCullough tossed 1 2/3 shutout innings in relief

FIRST INNING

- Guy started the game with a single, then moved to second on an error
- He scored on a sacrifice fly from Farris to give Wingate a 1-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- A Bryan Castillo sacrifice fly tied it at one in the bottom of the second

FIFTH INNING

- Guy led off the frame with a double
- He scored on Mellett's RBI single to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead
- Mellett scored on a Coker error to give Wingate a two-run lead

SIXTH INNING

- Motsinger reached on a two-out error, then stole second
- He scored on Guy's RBI single to make it 4-1

WRAPUP

- Dula got the win, moving to 2-1
- He allowed one unearned run on five hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out five and walking two
- McCullough struck out two in 1 2/3 innings to earn his second save of the year
- Tanner Wofford took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in 4 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking five

GAME TWO | Coker 5 Wingate 3

KEY STATS

- The 'Dogs out-hit the Cobras 10-8
- Wingate had three of the five extra-base hits
- The Bulldogs committed five errors in game two; Coker did not commit an error
- Wingate had two of the three stolen bases in game two
- Each team left 10 on base
- WU pitching struck out 10 and walked three; Coker had nine strikeouts and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Mellett had a double, RBI and run scored to lead the Wingate offense
- Guy added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Logan McNeely went one-for-three with an RBI
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem was two-for-two with a double and a run scored
- Michael Dansky went two-for-four with a double
- Tommy McCollum tossed 1 1/3 shutout innings in relief, striking out two
- Mac Callari did not allow an earned run in 1 2/3 innings, striking out three

FIRST INNING

- Mellett was hit by a pitch, then moved to second on a wild pitch
- He scored on McNeely's RBI single to make it 1-0

FOURTH INNING

- Williams-Rhem ripped a double off the fence in right center
- He scored on Guy's RBI single to put the 'Dogs on top by two
- Mellett's RBI double plated Guy to make it 3-0
- Castillo's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the frame cut the lead to two

FIFTH INNING

- A two-run single from Reilly Hall in the bottom of the fifth tied it at three

SIXTH INNING

- Cam Murray drew a bases-loaded walk to give Coker a 4-3 advantage

SEVENTH INNING

- A pair of WU errors put two on for the Cobras
- Castillo's RBI single made it 5-3

WRAPUP

- Griffin Hollifield got the win, tossing five shutout innings in relief, allowing three hits while striking out five
- Austin Mitchell took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings, striking out five

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, hosting Mount Olive at 4 p.m.
- The 'Dogs host a four-game SAC series against Carson-Newman next weekend, with doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday