Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs have now scored at least nine runs in each of the last four games, scoring 17 unanswered runs Wednesday night in a 17-3 victory over Lander University in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium. Wingate has now scored 60 runs over its last four games, improving to 26-11 overall, while Lander falls to 16-17 on the year.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Lander 9-5
- The 'Dogs had five of the seven extra-base hits
- Each team left 10 on base
- The Bearcats committed four of the five errors
- WU Pitching struck out 12 and walked five; LU had eight strikeouts and 12 walks
- Lander pitching also hit five batters on the night
- Wingate scored in five of the eight innings, including a nine-run third

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hunter Dula, Gehrig Christopher and Brett Adams drove in two runs each
- Michael Dansky had an RBI and three runs scored
- McCann Mellett drove in a run and scored twice, collecting a triple
- Logan McNeely had an RBI and two runs scored
- Andrew McKay and Justin Guy each added an RBI and two runs scored
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem had two hits including a double, scored twice
- Jed Bryant had an RBI and a run scored
- Cameron Carraway added a double and two runs scored
- Sam Broderson went 2 2/3 shutout innings, striking out five
- Brody McCullough added two shutout innings with two strikeouts
- Tommy McCollum struck out all three batters he faced
- Mitch Farris added 1 2/3 shutout innings with a strikeout
- Austin Johnson struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning

FIRST INNING

- An Evan Harold three-run homer gave Lander an early 3-0 lead
- Mellett started the bottom of the frame with a triple, then scored on a Dansky sacrifice fly

SECOND INNING

- Carraway ripped a two-out double to right center, then scored on a Lander error to make it 3-2

THIRD INNING

- The 'Dogs scored nine times in the third inning
- A walk, McNeely single and hit batsman loaded the bases
- Bryant drew a bases-loaded walk, while a Christopher two-run single gave WU a 5-3 advantage
- Two Lander errors and a Guy RBI single led to three more runs to give the 'Dogs a five-run lead
- McNeely drew a bases-loaded walk, followed by a Dula two-run double to make it 11-3

FIFTH INNING

- Guy and Mellett drew walks to start the frame
- Both would come around to score on errors to give Wingate a 13-3 advantage

EIGHTH INNING

- Two hit batsmen and a Williams-Rhem single loaded the bases for the Bulldogs
- Mellett's sacrifice fly put the 'Dogs on top by 11
- An RBI groundout from Kell Smith plated the 15th run of the night for Wingate
- Adams split the gap in left center with a two-run double to make it 17-3

WRAPUP

- Broderson got the win, moving to 1-1
- He struck out five in 2 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit
- Vincent DeRubeis took the loss, allowing four runs on two hits in one-third of an inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate wraps up the regular season next Tuesday at Francis Marion