Gaffney, S.C.----Wingate University All-American right-hander
Brody McCullough tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings Friday night, leading the second-ranked Bulldogs to a 4-0 victory at Limestone University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 25-3 overall and 9-1 in the SAC, while the Saints fall to 4-28 overall and 1-12 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Limestone 6-3
- The Bulldogs had both extra-base hits on the night
- The 'Dogs left 12 on base; the Saints stranded five
- Limestone committed all three errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out 15 and walked four; LU had 10 strikeouts and six walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Michael Dansky had a double, two RBI and a run scored to lead the offense
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Jed Bryant added a hit and an RBI
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Gehrig Christopher also drove in a run
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Ricky Clark had a triple and a run scored
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Andrew McKay contributed two hits and a run scored
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Andrew Motsinger drew two walks and scored a run
- McCullough struck out 10 in 7 1/3 innings, allowing just three singles
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Corey Avant struck out both hitters he faced
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Sam Broderson struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth
FIRST INNING
- Motsinger drew a walk to start the game
- He scored on Dansky's RBI double to give WU an early 1-0 lead
- Bryant plated Dansky with an RBI single to put the 'Dogs on top by two
FOURTH INNING
- McKay led off the frame with a single
- He scored on Dansky's sacrifice fly to make it 3-0
FIFTH INNING
- Clark ripped a one-out triple down the right field line
- He scored when Christopher lifted a fly to deep right that was dropped, making it 4-0
WRAPUP
- McCullough got the win, moving to 5-1
- He struck out 10 and walked four in 7 1/3 innings, allowing three hits
- After allowing two hits in the first inning, the All-American surrendered just an infield single the rest of the way
- He now has 58 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings this season, with a 1.13 ERA
- Avant now has 25 strikeouts in 11 2/3 innings of work
- Broderson has struck out 48 in 27 innings this season
- Cory Busse took the loss, allowing four runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings
UP NEXT
- The Bulldogs and Saints meet for a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.
