Wingate, N.C.----The second-ranked and defending national champion Wingate University Bulldogs opened the 2022 season by scoring in each of the first six innings, jumping out to a 10-0 lead en route to a 16-10 victory over Coker University in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate starts the season 1-0, while the Cobras fall to 0-1.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Coker 16-14 on the night
- The Bulldogs had six of the seven extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left 14 on base; the Cobras stranded 11
- Coker committed three of the five errors on the night
- Wingate had the only stolen base of the contest
- WU pitching struck out 18 and walked six; Coker had eight strikeouts and 10 walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Michael Dansky was three-for-three with two doubles, four RBI and three runs scored
- Ricky Clark went three-for-five with a triple and three RBI
- Justin Guy was three-for-six with a double, two RBI and three runs scored
- Jed Bryant added two RBI and a run scored
- Logan McNeely contributed a double, RBI and a run scored
- Grayson Chapman had a triple and an RBI
- Andrew McKay was two-for-four with three runs scored
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem added a hit and three runs scored
- Brody McCullough struck out 11 in 4 2/3 innings of work to earn the win
- Sam Broderson added three strikeouts in 2 1/3 scoreless innings

FIRST INNING

- Bryant's RBI single plated McNeely to start the scoring
- Clark ripped an RBI triple to right to make it 2-0

SECOND INNING

- A Coker error an Guy RBI single resulted in two more runs
- A Dansky RBI double and Bryan sacrifice fly made it 6-0

THIRD INNING

- A Dansky RBI single and Clark two-run single put the 'Dogs on top by nine
- Dansky scored on a passed ball to give the Bulldogs a 10-0 lead

FOURTH INNING

- RBI singles from Brady Jeffcoat and Bryan Castillo made it 10-2 in the top of the fourth
- Wingate answered with three more runs in the bottom of the frame
- Guy's RBI double plated the first run of the frame
- Dansky followed with an RBI double to put the 'Dogs back on top by 10
- A wild pitch allowed Dansky to score, making it 13-2

FIFTH INNING

- RBI singles from Reilly Hall and Jackson Williams made it 13-4 in the top of the fifth
- Dansky was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make it 14-4
- McNeely's sacrifice fly put Wingate back on top by 11

SIXTH INNING

- Hall's two-run single highlighted a three-run top of the sixth, making it 15-7
- Chapman's pinch-hit RBI triple plated Clark in the bottom of the frame to make it a nine-run game

SEVENTH INNING

- A Phil Griffor RBI double and Williams RBI single made the final margin 16-10

WRAPUP

- McCullough got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- The All-American struck out 11 in his 4 2/3 innings of work, allowing two earned runs
- Broderson allowed just two hits in his 2 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out three
- Tanner Wofford took the loss, allowing six runs on five hits in 1 2/3 innings, striking out one and walking three

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs and Cobras wrap up the three-game series with a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.