Columbus, Ga.----Wingate University junior first baseman Hannah Reeves homered in each game Sunday afternoon, leading the Bulldogs to victories over Georgia College and Columbus State in NCAA Division II softball action. Wingate downed Georgia College 10-1 in five innings to start the day, while prevailing 5-2 over Columbus State to wrap up a 3-1 weekend in the Red-White-Blue Classic. The 'Dogs improve to 10-3 on the season.

GAME ONE | Wingate 10 Georgia College 1 (5 innings)

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Georgia College 9-5
- The 'Dogs had three of the four extra-base hits and both homers
- GC left four on base; the Bulldogs stranded three
- WU pitching struck out five and walked one; Georgia College had three strikeouts and four walks
- The Bulldogs had the only stolen base of the game

KEY BULLDOGS

- Heaven Maness and Savanna Brooks were both two-for-four with two RBI and a run scored
- Hannah Stevens added a hit, two RBI and a run scored
- Reeves and Danielle Kirchhofer each homered for the Bulldogs
- Sara Stroud added a double and two runs scored
- Ragan Liles contributed a hit and a run scored
- Laney McLaurin and Savannah Lampley each scored a run
- Sydney Kale allowed just one run in five innings of work

FIRST INNING

- Stroud drew a lead-off walk, stole second, went to third on a Brooks single, then scored on a wild pitch
- A two-run single from Stevens put the 'Dogs on top 3-0

SECOND INNING

- A Liles single and Stroud double put runners on second and third for Wingate
- An RBI bunt single from Maness gave WU a four-run lead
- Brooks followed with a two-run single to push the lead to six

THIRD INNING

- A solo shot to left from Kirchhofer made it 7-0

FIFTH INNING

- The Bulldogs scored three more runs in the fifth to end it
- Reeves started the frame with a solo shot to center to make it 8-1
- An error, hit batsman and walk loaded the bases
- Maness ripped an RBI single to right, with another run scoring on an error to make it 10-1

WRAPUP

- Kale got the win, allowing a run on five hits in five innings, striking out five
- Brayden Latimer took the loss, allowing six runs on six hits in 1 1/3 innings

GAME TWO | Wingate 5 Columbus State 2

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Columbus State 6-4
- The 'Dogs had all four extra-base hits including the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left six on base; the Cougars stranded four
- Columbus State committed the only two errors in the game
- The 'Dogs had both stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out nine and walked two; CSU had 14 strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Reeves had a homer and three RBI to lead the offense
- Brooks went two-for-four with a double, RBI and two runs scored
- Stevens went three-for-three with two doubles and an RBI
- Stroud and McLaurin each scored a run
- Kirchhofer went the distance, striking out nine to earn the win

FIRST INNING

- An error and walk put two on with two outs for Reeves in the first
- She blasted her second homer of the day to dead center to make it 3-0
- Reeves has homered in three straight games for the Bulldogs

THIRD INNING

- Brooks led off the frame with a double to right
- She scored on a two-out RBI single from Stevens to give the 'Dogs a four-run lead

FOURTH INNING

- A two-run single from Patton cut the lead in half

SEVENTH INNING

- Stroud drew a lead-off walk, stole second, then went to third on a groundout
- She scored on an RBI single from Brooks to make it 5-2

WRAPUP

- Kirchhofer got the win, allowing two runs on four hits in seven innings of work
- She struck out nine and walked two, throwing 112 pitches on the day
- Taylor Currie took the loss, allowing three runs on a hit in one inning of work

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back home Wednesday, hosting a doubleheader against Mount Olive at noon
- The 'Dogs go to Mount Olive Thursday, then return home Sunday to host Adelphi at noon