Columbus, Ga.----The Wingate University Bulldogs opened up the Red-White-Blue Classic with a five-inning 12-0 victory over Georgia College Saturday afternoon in NCAA Division II softball action. Columbus State rallied for a 4-3 victory in the second contest, as the Bulldogs move to 8-3 on the season.

GAME ONE | Wingate 12 Georgia College 3 (5 innings)

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Georgia College 10-1
- The Bulldogs had all three extra-base hits and the lone homer
- The 'Dogs left eight on base; the Bobcats stranded one
- Neither team committed an error
- WU pitching struck out two without a walk; GC had six strikeouts and nine walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Savanna Brooks was two-for-four with a homer, three RBI and four runs scored
- Heaven Maness added a double, three RBI and two runs scored
- Hannah Stevens went two-for-three with two RBI and a run scored
- Sara Stroud added a hit and a run scored
- Hannah Reeves contributed a double, RBI and a run scored
- Ragan Liles also drove in a run and scored a run
- Hali Scott worked four shutout innings, allowing just one hit
- Reeves added a perfect inning of relief

FIRST INNING

- A Danielle Kirchhofer single and Brooks walk put two on for Maness
- Her two-run double got the 'Dogs on the board

SECOND INNING

- A Stevens single, Savannah Lampley walk and Liles walk put two on
- Stroud's RBI single made it 3-0
- Brooks followed with a three-run shot to put the Bulldogs on top by six

THIRD INNING

- Maness led off the frame with a walk
- An RBI double from Reeves made it 7-0

FOURTH INNING

- Back-to-back walks put two more on for Wingate
- A two-run single from Stevens made it 9-0
- Liles followed with an RBI groundout to push the lead to 10

FIFTH INNING

- A walk and Brooks single started the frame
- Alyssa Hall scored on a wild pitch
- Maness added a sacrifice fly to make it 12-0

WRAPUP

- Scott got the win, moving to 1-1
- She allowed just one single in four shutout innings of work
- Golden Thrower took the loss, allowing six runs on five hits in 1 2/3 innings

GAME TWO | Columbus State 4 Wingate 3

KEY STATS

- Columbus State out-hit Wingate 9-6
- The Bulldogs had four of the five extra-base hits and both homers
- CSU left eight on base; the 'Dogs stranded six
- Columbus State pitching had 14 strikeouts and three walks; WU had four strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Reeves had a homer and two RBI to lead the Bulldog attack
- Laney McLaurin also homered
- Brooks was two-for-four with a run scored
- Stroud and Lampley each had a double

FIRST INNING

- A sacrifice fly from Morgan Elston gave the Cougars an early 1-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- McLaurin led off the frame with a solo shot to tie it at one

THIRD INNING

- An RBI single from Laura Harris put Columbus State back on top

SIXTH INNING

- Brooks led off the frame with a single
- Reeves put the Bulldogs on top with a two-out, two-run homer, making it 3-2
- An RBI single from Paige Vincent in the bottom of the frame tied it

SEVENTH INNING

- A walk and single put two on for the Cougars
- Lindsey Patton's RBI single gave Columbus State the walk-off win

WRAPUP

- Hannah Rose Corbin got the win, moving to 5-2
- She allowed a run on two hits in two innings, striking out four
- Sydney Kale took the loss, allowing two runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings, striking out three

UP NEXT

- Wingate has two more games in Columbus Sunday
- The 'Dogs face Georgia College at 11 a.m. and Columbus State at 1:15 p.m.