Franklin Springs, Ga.----The top-ranked Wingate University finished off another weekend sweep Sunday afternoon, prevailing 6-2 in 11 innings at Emmanuel College in NCAA Division II baseball action. Wingate improves to 23-3 overall, while the Lions fall to 11-18 on the season. The Bulldogs have won 36 of their last 41 games dating back to last season.

KEY STATS

- Each team had 10 hits
- The Lions had three of the five extra-base hits; each team homered
- Emmanuel left eight on base; the 'Dogs stranded six
- The Lions had two of the three stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out 18 and walked four; EC had 10 strikeouts and no walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Michael Dansky went two-for-five with a homer and two RBI to lead the offense
- Seaver King added a triple and an RBI
- Ricky Clark collected a hit, RBI and run scored
- Andrew Motsinger contributed a pair of hits and scored a run
- Logan McNeely also had two hits and a run scored
- Jed Bryant scored a run
- Corey Avant tossed 2 1/3 shutout innings with six strikeouts to earn the win
- Josh Dotson allowed a run in five innings with five strikeouts
- Mitch Farris struck out four in 1 2/3 innings
- Chris Macca added a scoreless inning with a strikeout

FIRST INNING

- Motsinger led off the game with a single
- Dansky followed with a two-run homer to give the 'Dogs a 2-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- Brody Campbell led off the bottom of the frame with a solo shot to cut the lead in half

EIGHTH INNING

- Luke Patty led off the inning with a triple
- He scored on an RBI single from Johnathan Manibusan to tie the game at two

ELEVENTH INNING

- Dansky and McNeely started the inning with singles
- Bryant laid down a sacrifice bunt, with the throw going into right field allowing both runners to score
- Clark's RBI single plated Bryant to make it 5-2
- King followed with an RBI triple to put the 'Dogs on top by four

WRAPUP

- Avant got the win, moving to 2-0 on the year
- He allowed just one hit in 2 1/3 innings, striking out six
- The redshirt freshman has two wins and a save on the year, striking out 21 in 9 2/3 innings
- Trey Campbell got the loss, allowing three runs on three hits in an inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting UNC Pembroke at 6 p.m.