Greeneville, Tenn.----Wingate University graduate student Aubrey Reep tossed a four-hit shutout in game one of Tuesday's South Atlantic Conference softball doubleheader, leading the Bulldogs to a 1-0 victory at Tusculum University. The Pioneers bounced back for a 4-3 victory in game two. Wingate moves to 15-15 overall and 8-8 in the SAC, while Tusculum goes to 13-13 overall and 7-7 in league play.

GAME ONE | Wingate 1 Tusculum 0

KEY STATS

- Tusculum out-hit Wingate 4-3
- The Bulldogs had the only two extra-base hits
- The Pioneers committed the only two error in the contest
- The 'Dogs left five on base; Tusculum stranded three
- WU pitching struck out three without a walk; TU had five strikeouts and a walk

KEY BULLDOGS

- Reep went the distance, allowing just three hits
- Heaven Maness had a triple and run scored
- Hannah Reeves added a double
- Reep went one-for-three in game one

FIRST INNING

- Maness ripped a one-out triple to center
- She scored when Reep reached on an error, give Wingate the lead

WRAPUP

- That would be enough for Reep, who moved to 5-3 on the year with the win
- She allowed just four singles in seven innings, striking out three without a walk
- Reep needed only 66 pitches, throwing 51 strikes
- She faced the minimum in five of seven innings
- Emily Sappington took the loss, allowing a run on three hits in seven innings, striking out five

GAME TWO | Tusculum 4 Wingate 3

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Tusculum 11-9
- The Bulldogs had three of the five extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left 10 on base; the Pioneers stranded eight
- Wingate committed the only three errors of the contest
- TU pitching had four strikeouts and three walks; WU had one strikeout and no walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sadie McWilliams went two-for-three with a double and an RBI
- Maness added two more hits including a double, driving in a run
- Sam Hogan added a double and an RBI for the Bulldogs
- Ragan Liles was three-for-four with a run scored
- Sara Stroud went one-for-one with a run scored, drawing two walks
- Kaitlyn Knuckles tossed two shutout innings in relief

FIRST INNING

- A Kiley Longmire RBI double and Emily Sappington RBI single gave Tusculum a 2-0 lead

FOURTH INNING

- Wingate scored twice in the fourth to tie it
- Liles started the two-out rally with a single
- She scored on Hogan's RBI double
- McWilliams followed with an RBI single, plating Hogan to tie it at two

SIXTH INNING

- Stroud ripped a one-out single to center
- She moved to second on a Haley Cashwell single
- Maness followed with an RBI double to put the 'Dogs on top 3-2
- Anna Alloway's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the frame tied it at three
- The Pioneers scored the go-ahead run on a Wingate error

WRAPUP

- Nancy-Jo Roberts got the win, tossing two-thirds shutout innings
- Sappington worked a scoreless seventh to earn the save
- Sydney Kale took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits in 1 1/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Catawba for a 2 p.m. doubleheader