Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs used a four-run first inning to pick up a 6-3 victory in game one of a South Atlantic Conference baseball doubleheader at Lenoir-Rhyne University Friday afternoon. The Bears responded with a 14-3 victory in game two. Wingate moves to 20-8 overall and 15-7 in the SAC, while the Bears go to 17-11 overall and 14-8 in league play.

GAME ONE | Wingate 6 Lenoir-Rhyne 3

KEY STATS

- Lenoir-Rhyne out-hit Wingate 9-5
- The Bears had two of the three extra-base hit; each team had a homer
- LR left seven on base; the Bulldogs stranded three
- Lenoir-Rhyne committed two of the three errors
- The 'Dogs had all five stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out four without a walk; LR had eight strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hunter Dula had a hit, two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored
- Jed Bryant had a homer and two runs scored
- Justin Guy was two-for-three with a stolen base and run scored
- Carson Simpson added a hit, two stolen bases and a run scored
- David Nash went 6 2/3 innings, allowing just two earned runs

FIRST INNING

- A Guy single and back-to-back walks loaded the bases for the Bulldogs
- Dula's two-run single got Wingate on the board
- Bryant then scored from third when Dula stole second
- Dula scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-0

SECOND INNING

- Bryant's solo shot gave the 'Dogs a five-run lead
- A Bryce Stober RBI single got LR on the board in the bottom of the frame

SEVENTH INNING

- Simpson led off the inning with a single, then stole second
- He scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-2
- A Wingate error in the bottom of the frame allowed the Bears to pull within three
- Brody McCullough entered the game to record the final out and preserve the win

WRAPUP

- Nash got the win, moving to 5-3
- He allowed two earned runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out four
- McCullough retired the only batter he faced to notch his third save of the year
- Alex Shizari took the loss, allowing five runs on four hits in five innings, striking out four and walking three

GAME TWO | Lenoir-Rhyne 14 Wingate 3

KEY STATS

- LR out-hit Wingate 13-5
- The Bears had eight extra-base hits including four homers; the 'Dogs had one homer
- Lenoir-Rhyne left seven on base; Wingate stranded three
- LR pitching struck out 11 and walked one; WU had seven strikeouts and six walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Simpson had a homer and two RBI
- Motsinger added a hit and an RBI
- Andrew McKay went three-for-three with a run scored
- Chris Macca tossed 1 1/3 shutout innings with two strikeouts

FIRST INNING

- Matt Mackey's three-run double highlighted a four-run first for the Bears

THIRD INNING

- Motsinger's RBI single plated Gehrig Christopher to make it a three-run game
- Homers from E.J. Ranel and Xander Ferlenda put the Bears on top 8-1

FIFTH INNING

- Simpson connected on a two-run shot to pull Wingate within five
- LR scored six times in the bottom of the frame
- Drue Galassi homered in the inning; Mike McHugh capped it with a two-run single to make it 14-3

WRAPUP

- Tanner Moyers got the win, allowing three runs on five hits in seven innings, striking out 11 and walking one
- Mitch Farris took the loss, allowing two earned runs on two hits in 1 1/3 innings, striking out two and walking four

UP NEXT

- The two teams wrap up the four-game series with a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.