Harrogate, Tenn.----The second-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs had four pitchers combined to go 16 innings without allowing an earned run Monday afternoon, as Wingate and Lincoln Memorial University split a doubleheader in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate won the opener 5-2, while the Railsplitters prevailed 1-0 in game two. The 'Dogs move to 20-3 overall and 7-1 in the SAC, while the Railsplitters go to 12-9 overall and 3-2 in league play.

GAME ONE | Wingate 5 LMU 2

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit LMU 9-6
- Each team had one extra-base hit
- The Bulldogs left eight on base; the Railsplitters stranded seven
- The 'Dogs had two of the three errors in game one
- Lincoln Memorial had the only two stolen bases of the contest
- WU pitching struck out 13 and walked four; LMU had 14 strikeouts and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Mitch Farris had a hit, two RBI and a run scored to lead the offense
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem was two-for-four with an RBI and a run scored
- Michael Dansky contributed an RBI and a run scored
- Justin Guy had two hits and scored a run
- Ricky Clark also had a pair of hits and a run scored
- Austin Mitchell went 5 1/3 innings, allowing just one unearned run
- Sam Broderson struck out nine in 3 2/3 innings of work to earn the save

FOURTH INNING

- Dansky drew a leadoff walk, while Clark followed with a  single
- They moved to second and third on a wild pitch
- A two-run double from Farris put the 'Dogs on top 2-0
- Williams-Rhem followed with an RBI single to plate Farris and give WU a three-run lead

SIXTH INNING

- LMU got on the board via a Bulldog error in the bottom of the sixth inning

SEVENTH INNING

- Guy singled to start the seventh, then moved to second on a Kell Smith sacrifice
- He went to third on a wild pitch, then scored on when Dansky reached on an error to make it 4-1

NINTH INNING

- Williams-Rhem started the frame with a single, then went to second on Guy's single
- Dansky's RBI groundout made it a 5-1 game

WRAPUP

- Mitchell got the win, moving to 6-0 on the year
- He allowed an unearned run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking four
- Broderson allowed an unearned run on three hits in 3 2/3 innings, with nine of his 11 outs coming via strikeout
- Patrick Queener took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out nine

GAME TWO | LMU 1 Wingate 0

KEY STATS

- Each team had two hits in game two
- Wingate had the lone error
- The Railsplitters left six on base; the Bulldogs stranded four
- LMU had the only three stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out 12 and walked four; LMU also had 12 strikeouts and four walks
- Lincoln Memorial had the lone extra-base hit

KEY BULLDOGS

- Dansky was one-for-one in game two, while also drawing two walks
- Smith also had a hit for the 'Dogs in game two
- Brody McCullough struck out nine in 4 2/3 innings, allowing just two hits
- Jordan Howard worked 1 1/3 shutout innings without allowing a hit, striking out three

 SECOND INNING

- Cameron Bowen led off the frame with a double, then stole third on a strikeout
- He scored the game's only run on a passed ball

WRAPUP

- Alex Brewer got the win, moving to 2-4
- He struck out 11 in 5 2/3 shutout innings, allowing just two hits
- McCullough took the loss, falling to 3-1, allowing an unearned run on two hits in 4 2/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action this weekend, traveling to Emmanuel for a three-game series
- The series starts Friday at 6 p.m., then wraps up with a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday