Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University right-hander Brody McCullough tossed six shutout innings Tuesday afternoon, while Gehrig Christopher added a homer and three RBI as the Bulldogs rolled to an 8-0 game one victory over visiting Catawba College. The Indians bounced back for a 5-2 game two victory. Wingate goes to 22-10 overall and 17-9 in the SAC, while Catawba moves to 20-7 overall and 16-6 in league play.

GAME ONE | Wingate 8 Catawba 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Catawba 9-4
- The 'Dogs had three of the four extra-base hits including the lone homer
- The Bulldogs had the only two stolen bases
- The Indians committed the only two errors
- Each team left six on base
- WU pitching struck out 11 and walked two; Catawba had two strikeouts and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Christopher was one-for-two with a homer and two RBI
- Jed Bryant added a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Hunter Dula went two-for-three with a double, RBI and run scored
- Andrew McKay was two-for-three with an RBI and run scored
- Justin Guy added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Logan McNeely also drove in a run,
- McCann Mellett and Michael Dansky each added a hit and run scored
- McCullough allowed two hits in six innings of work
- Chris Macca struck out two in a shutout inning of relief

SECOND INNING

- Wingate exploded for seven runs in the second inning
- Dula drew a lead-off walk, stole second, then scored on a McNeely RBI groundout
- Christopher connected on his first career homer two batters later, a two-run shot to right to make it 3-0
- McKay followed with a single, stole second, then scored on Guy's RBI single
- Bryant ripped a two-run double down the left field line to push the lead to six
- Dula's RBI double to left center plated Bryant to make it 7-0

THIRD INNING

- Dansky led off the inning with a single
- He scored on an RBI single from McKay to make it 8-0

WRAPUP

- That was plenty for McCullough, who moved to 5-1 on the year with the win
- He tossed six shutout innings, allowing just two hits while striking out nine and walking two
- McCullough is 2-0 in his two starts this year, allowing just three hits in 11 innings of work
- He lowered his season ERA to 1.47 in 36 2/3 innings of work
- Greg Brown took the loss, falling to 2-1
- He allowed three runs on a hit in 1 1/3 innings, striking out one and walking two

GAME TWO | Catawba 5 Wingate 2

KEY STATS

- Catawba out-hit Wingate 8-5
- The 'Dogs had three of the five extra-base hits and the lone homer
- Each team left five on base
- The Indians committed the only error
- Catawba had the only two stolen bases
- Catawba had four strikeouts and a walk; WU pitching struck out 11 and walked three

KEY BULLDOGS

- Cameron Carraway homered to lead the Wingate offense
- Christopher added an RBI
- Dansky registered a triple and run scored
- Dula added a double
- Mac Callari tossed three no-hit innings, striking out five
- Mitch Farris added 1 2/3 shutout innings with a strikeout
- David Nash had a strikeout in 1 1/3 shutout innings
- Tommy McCollum had a strikeout in a perfect inning

SECOND INNING

- A Dylan Wilkinson RBI double got Catawba on the board
- Joe Butts added an RBI single to plate Wilkinson
- A two-run single from Cameron Mills gave the Indians a 4-0 lead
- Carraway crushed a solo shot to dead center in the bottom of the frame to make it 4-1

FOURTH INNING

- Dansky lined a one-out triple to right
- He scored on a sacrifice fly from Christopher to make it a two-run game

EIGHTH INNING

- An RBI single from Wilkinson put the Indians back on top by three

WRAPUP

- Bryan Ketchie got the win, moving to 6-0
- He struck out four in five shutout innings, allowing just two hits
- Sam Broderson took the loss, allowing four runs on four hits in 1 1/3 innings, striking out one

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action this weekend, traveling to Anderson for a four-game series