Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University outfielder
Jed Bryant went five-for-six Saturday afternoon, hitting for the cycle to lead the second-ranked Bulldogs to a 10-6 victory over the University of Charleston in NCAA Division II baseball at Ron Christopher Stadium. Wingate improves to 6-0 overall, while the Golden Eagles fall to 2-3 on the season.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Charleston 15-10
- The 'Dogs had five of the eight extra-base hits and two of the three homers
- WU had the lone stolen base; Charleston was caught stealing twice
- The Bulldogs left 12 on base; the Golden Eagles stranded seven
- Each team committed an error
- WU pitching struck out 11 and walked two; UC had four strikeouts and seven walks
KEY BULLDOGS
- Bryant had two singles, a double, triple and homer, driving in five runs and scoring four times
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Gehrig Christopher also homered, driving in two runs
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Logan McNeely added a hit and two RBI
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Ricky Clark was one-for-three with an RBI
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Isaiah Williams-Rhem had two hits and scored twice
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Michael Dansky and
Andrew Motsinger added two hits and a run scored each
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Austin Mitchell struck out six in six innings of work
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Sam Broderson had five strikeouts in three innings of relief to earn the save
FIRST INNING
- An RBI groundout from Casey Finck gave the Golden Eagles an early 1-0 lead
- Wingate answered with three in the bottom of the frame
- A Bryant single and Dansky double put two on for the 'Dogs
- McNeely's RBI groundout tied it
- Christopher blasted his second homer in as many days, a two-run shot to right to make it 3-1
SECOND INNING
- Williams Rhem ripped a one-out single up the middle
- He scored on Bryant's RBI double down the leftfield line to make it 4-1
FOURTH INNING
- Peter Costigan's RBI single in the top of the fourth cut the lead to two
- Wingate answered with two more in the bottom of the frame
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Seaver King walked to start the frame, then moved to second on a Motsinger sacrifice
- Bryant launched a no-doubt two-run shot to left center to put the 'Dogs on top 6-2
FIFTH INNING
- Bryce Toussaint led off the top of the fifth with a solo shot to make it a three-run game
SIXTH INNING
- Bryant started the frame with a single
- He scored on Clark's RBI single through the right side to make it 7-3
SEVENTH INNING
- Toussaint's two-run single made it a two-run game
- The Bulldogs responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame
- Singles from Motsinger and Williams-Rhem put two on for Bryant
- He completed his cycle with a two-run triple to dead center to make it 9-5
- McNeely followed with an RBI single to put Wingate in double digits for the fourth time this year
WRAPUP
- Mitchell got the win, moving to 2-0 on the year
- He allowed four earned runs on seven hits in six innings, striking out six and walking one
- Broderson allowed a run on three hits in three innings, striking out five to earn the save
- Colt Webb took the loss, allowing six runs on eight hits in four innings
UP NEXT
- The teams wrap up the three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m.
