Wingate, N.C.-—-The second-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs limited Coker University to eight hits and two runs across the Saturday afternoon doubleheader, rolling to a pair of victories in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium. Wingate cruised to an 11-1 victory in the opener before closing out the series sweep with a 4-1 win later on in the afternoon. The 'Dogs improve to 3-0 on the season, while the Cobras drop to 0-4.
 
GAME ONE | Wingate 11, Coker 1
 
KEY STATS
 
- Wingate out-hit Coker 12-4
- The 'Dogs racked up all seven extra-base hits in the game including the lone homer
- Each team committed two errors and stole a base in the contest
- WU stranded nine runners; CU left seven on the bases
- Bulldog pitching struck out eight and walked two, while Cobras dealers struck out eight, walked six and hit a batter
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Michael Dansky had four hits, including a homer and a double, racking up two RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base
- Grayson Chapman had a hit, drove in two and scored two more
- Logan McNeely added a pair of hits, one of which a double, driving in a run and scoring another
- Brett Adams had two hits, one of which was a double, driving in a run
- Ricky Clark had a double, drove in a run and scored two more
- Andrew Motsinger and Isaiah Williams-Rhem each added a double
- Austin Mitchell tossed six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, walking none and striking out six
 
FIRST INNING
 
- Dansky homered to right center to start the scoring
- Adams drove in Clark on an RBI single to left center
- Chapman later scored on a passed ball to give the 'Dogs an early 3-0 lead
 
FIFTH INNING
 
- Dansky singled, stole second base and later scored on an error in the outfield
 
SIXTH INNING
 
- Dansky started the scoring in the sixth with an RBI double down the right field line
- Clark walked with the bases loaded to drive in the 'Dogs' sixth run of the afternoon
- Chapman delivered a two-run single up the middle, scoring Dansky and McNeely
- Clark and Chapman later scored on a dropped ball in the outfield
 
SEVENTH INNING
 
- Eli Hopkins got the Cobras on the board with a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Kody Hanna from third
- Wingate responded with a McNeely RBI double, scoring Dansky for the fourth time
 
WRAPUP
 
- Mitchell earned the win, moving to 1-0
- The redshirt sophomore tossed a tidy 81 pitches through six innings
- Mac Callari tossed two innings with the run scored being unearned
- Corey Avant worked himself out of a jam at the end of the ninth, stranding three runners
- Brendan Mullins took the loss giving up three runs, two of which were earned, giving up five hits and walking three more in four innings
 
GAME TWO | Wingate 4, Coker 1
 
KEY STATS
 
- Wingate out-hit Coker 5-4
- Coker had two extra-base hits, while the 'Dogs hit the lone homer
- The Cobras left seven on base, while WU stranded just four
- The 'Dogs put up a three-spot in the third inning
- WU pitching struck out nine, walked three and hit one, while CU struck out nine, walked none and hit one
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Dansky homered for the second consecutive game
- Justin Guy drove in a run on a base-hit bunt
- Clark drove in a run via a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch
- Motsinger knocked two base hits and scored a run
- Seaver King got a hit and later scored in his first collegiate game
- Kell Smith scored a run
- Josh Dotson tossed 4.2 shutout innings in his Wingate debut, striking out five
- Chris Macca and Mitch Farris each struck out two in two-thirds innings of work
- Austin Johnson closed the door for the save
 
THIRD INNING
 
- Smith struck out, but reached on a wild pitch that scored Motsinger
- Guy beat out the bunt that scored King
- Clark took a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring Smith to give the 'Dogs an early 3-0 lead
 
FIFTH INNING
 
- Dansky homered to right for his second blast of the day, extending the Wingate lead
 
SEVENTH INNING
 
- With two runners on and nobody out, Johnson forced the Cobra batter into a 4-6-3 double play
- Bryan Castillo scored on an error
 
WRAPUP
 
- Dotson got the win in his debut, moving to 1-0
- He struck out five, while giving up just one hit and walking a pair of batter
- Chris Watkins got the loss, giving up three earned runs in three innings, striking out four
- Johnson earns his first save of the season
 
UP NEXT
 
- Wingate is back in action on Wednesday, hosting No. 13 Mount Olive at 3 p.m.