Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs swept a doubleheader over visiting Lincoln Memorial University Sunday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the opener en route to an 11-7 victory, while erasing a 6-0 deficit in game two with an eight-run eighth inning to prevail 10-6 and take three out of four in the series. Wingate improves to 9-5 overall and 7-5 in the SAC, while head coach Jeff Gregory picked up career win number 300 with the game one victory. LMU falls to 6-10 overall and 5-7 in league play.

GAME ONE | Wingate 11 LMU 7

KEY STATS

- LMU out-hit Wingate 10-9
- The 'Dogs had four of the six extra-base hits; each team had a homer
- The Railsplitters committed the only two errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out six and walked four; LMU had seven strikeouts and 10 walks
- Wingate left 12 on base; Lincoln Memorial stranded seven

KEY BULLDOGS

- Michael Dansky went three-for-four with a homer, three RBI and three runs scored
- Grayson Chapman added a double and three RBI
- Jed Bryant contributed a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Carson Simpson was two-for-two with an RBI and a run scored
- Andrew Motsinger scored a pair of runs, McCann Mellett added a hit and run scored
- Cameron Carraway and Brett Adams each drove in a run in game one
- Hunter Dula struck out four in five innings of work
- Austin Mitchell went 1 2/3 innings, allowing just one run

FIRST INNING

- Three straight walks loaded the baes for the Bulldogs in the bottom of the inning
- Chapman cleared the bases with a three-run double to left center

THIRD INNING

- Wingate scored six times in the third to take a nine-run lead
- An error and Andrew McKay double started the frame, while Simpson's RBI single made it 4-0
- Bryant's two-run double put the Bulldogs on top by six
- Dansky followed with his second homer in as many days, a three-run blast to right center to make it 9-0

FOURTH INNING

- RBI singles from Brandon Parrott and DJ Alexander highlighted a three-run fourth for LMU
- Wingate answered with two more in the bottom of the frame
- Simpson started the frame with a single, then scored on an RBI walk from Adams
- Carraway drew another bases-loaded walk to make it 11-2

FIFTH INNING

- A two-run homer from Tyler Adams in the top of the fifth made it 11-5

SEVENTH INNING

- An RBI single from Zach Frits capped the scoring on the day, making the final margin 11-7

WRAPUP

- Dula got the win, moving to 1-1
- He allowed five runs on five hits in five innings, striking out four
- Mitchell got the save, allowing a run on three hits in 1 2/3 innings with a strikeout
- Kevin Norton took the loss, allowing seven runs on four hits in two innings, walking five

GAME TWO | Wingate 10 LMU 6

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Lincoln Memorial 8-7
- The 'Dogs had three of the four extra-base hits and the only homer
- WU pitching had nine strikeouts and nine walks; LMU had 10 strikeouts and seven walks
- Each team committed three errors
- Lincoln Memorial left 10 on base; the Bulldogs stranded seven
- LMU had five stolen bases in game two; Wingate had four
- The Railsplitters were caught stealing twice in the contest

KEY BULLDOGS

- Bryant went two-for-four with a double, four RBI and a run scored
- He had the big go-ahead three-run double in the eight-run eighth
- Dula added a homer, two RBI, three stolen bases and three runs scored
- Mellett contributed a hit, RBI and run scored
- McKay and Simpson also each had a hit and run scored for the Bulldogs
- Carraway and Logan McNeely also had a hit and run scored each
- Brody McCullough tossed five shutout innings in relief to earn his second win of the weekend

FIRST INNING

- LMU scored five runs on one hit in the top of the first
- A hit batsman and five straight walks made it 2-0
- A two-run double from Alexander was the lone hit of the frame, putting LMU on top by five

THIRD INNING

- Parrott started the top of the frame with a single, then went to third on an error
- He scored on another error to put the Railsplitters on top 6-0
- Simpson started the bottom of the frame with a double
- He scored on a Bryant sacrifice fly to make it a five-run game

SIXTH INNING

- Dula and McNeely drew walks to start the inning, then stole second and third
- Dula scored on McKay's RBI single to make it a 6-2 game

EIGHTH INNING

- Dula drew a leadoff walk, then stole second
- He scored on an error, while a walk and another error loaded the bases
- A Simpson sacrifice fly pulled the Bulldogs to within two
- Bryant came to the plate with the bases loaded in a 6-4 game
- The senior ripped a 2-2 pitch just inside the third base bag, plating three runs to make it 7-6
- Mellett followed with an RBI single to right to give Wingate a two-run cushion
- Dula capped the eight-run frame with a towering two-run blast to right to make it 10-6

WRAPUP

- McCullough got the win, moving to 2-1
- He tossed five shutout innings, allowing four hits while striking out six
- McCullough threw 83 pitches after throwing 34 pitches Saturday night
- In two games in the series he went 2-0 without allowing a run in 7 1/3 innings, striking out 11
- Mitch Farris added 3 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run, striking out three
- Andrew Keene took the loss, allowing five runs on four hits in one inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, hosting UNC Pembroke at 6 p.m.
- The Bulldogs host a four-game series against Catawba next weekend
- The 'Dogs and Indians will play doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday next weekend