Hickory, N.C.----Hunter Dula piled up a career-high 13 strikeouts in a complete-game effort in game one of Saturday's South Atlantic Conference doubleheader, leading Wingate University to a 4-1 victory over the Bears. LR responded with a 9-0 victory in game two to split the doubleheader for the second straight day. Wingate moves to 21-9 overall and 16-8 in the SAC, while the Bears go to 18-12 overall and 15-9 in league play.

GAME ONE | Wingate 4 Lenoir-Rhyne 1

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Lenoir-Rhyne 4-3
- The Bulldogs had two of the three extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left 11 on base; the Bears stranded four
- Wingate had two of the three stolen bases
- LR committed the only two errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out 13 and walked two; LR had eight strikeouts and seven walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Gehrig Christopher had a triple and two RBI
- Logan McNeely added a double and a run scored
- Carson Simpson had a hit and a run scored
- Michael Dansky and Jed Bryant each scored a run
- Dula went the distance to earn the win

THIRD INNING

- Simpson led off the frame with a single, then went to second on a Justin Guy sacrifice
- He scored when McNeely reached on an error to give Wingate a 1-0 lead

FOURTH INNING

- Dansky reached on an error to start the inning
- He scored on Christopher's RBI triple to put the 'Dogs on top by two

FIFTH INNING

- A Bryant walk was followed by a McNeely double
- Bryant scored on a wild pitch
- Christopher's RBI groundout plated McNeely to make it 4-0

SEVENTH INNING

- Lenoir-Rhyne finally got on the board on a Matt Mackey solo homer
- Dula responded by striking out the next two and getting a game-ending flyout

WRAPUP

- Dula got the win, moving to 4-1
- He allowed a run on three hits in seven innings, striking out 13 and walking two
- Dula has two straight complete games, striking out 23 in 14 innings, allowing two earned runs

GAME TWO | Lenoir-Rhyne 9 Wingate 0

KEY STATS

- Lenoir-Rhyne out-hit Wingate 10-5
- The Bears had all five extra-base hits including three homers
- Lenoir-Rhyne left 11 on base; the Bulldogs stranded six
- The 'Dogs had the lone error in the contest
- LR pitching struck out 13 and walked one; WU had 15 strikeouts and 10 walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Christopher went two-for-three
- Mellett, Dansky and Andrew McKay each added a hit
- Brody McCullough struck out five in three innings of work
- Austin Johnson had three strikeouts in 1 1/3 shutout innings
- Sam Broderson struck out four in 1 1/3 shutout innings of relief

FIRST INNING

- An E.J. Ranel solo shot gave the Bears an early 1-0 lead

THIRD INNING

- Mackey's three-run homer gave Lenoir-Rhyne a four-run advantage

FIFTH INNING

- Damian Pierce connected on a two-run shot to make it 6-0

SIXTH INNING

- Mackey's two-run single capped a three-run eighth, making the final margin 9-0

WRAPUP

- Joshua Lanham got the win, tossing seven shutout innings with 10 strikeouts
- Mac Callari took the loss, allowing four runs on three hits in 2 1/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting a doubleheader against Catawba at 2 p.m.