Gaffney, S.C.----The second-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs finished off another weekend sweep Saturday afternoon, winning a pair of games at Limestone University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate won the opener 7-4, while taking the finale 8-4 to improve to 27-3 overall and 10-1 in the SAC. The Saints fall to 4-30 overall and 1-14 in league play.

GAME ONE | #2 Wingate 7 Limestone 4

KEY STATS

- Each team had 11 hits
- Each team had four extra-base hits; the Bulldogs had the lone homer
- Limestone left 11 on base; the 'Dogs stranded 10
- Wingate committed the lone error of the contest
- The Bulldogs had the only stolen base
- WU pitching struck out 13 and walked two; LU had nine strikeouts and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Andrew Motsinger went three-for-five with a homer and two RBI
- Ricky Clark added a double and two RBI
- Seaver King registered a double, triple, RBI and two runs scored
- Michael Dansky was two-for-four with an RBI and a run scored
- Andrew McKay collected a hit, RBI and run scored
- Austin Mitchell struck out seven in five innings to move to 8-0
- Mitch Farris worked two shutout innings to earn the save
- Jordan Howard struck out two in two innings of work

FIRST INNING

- A Burroughs RBI groundout gave the Saints an early 1-0 lead

FOURTH INNING

- Cam Carraway was hit by a pitch with two outs
- King ripped an RBI triple to left center to tie it
- He scored on McKay's RBI single to give Wingate a 2-1 advantage

FIFTH INNING

- Motsinger led off the fifth with a solo homer to put the 'Dogs on top by two
- A two-run double from MacCallum in the bottom of the frame tied it at three

SIXTH INNING

- King led off the sixth with a double to left center, followed by a McKay walk
- Motsinger's RBI single plated King to put WU back on top
- Dansky followed with an RBI single to make it 5-3
- Clark was hit by a pitch with the bases load to put the 'Dogs on top by three

SEVENTH INNING

- A Wingate error allowed another Limestone run to score to cut the lead to two at 6-4

EIGHTH INNING

- Dansky drew a one-out walk
- He scored on Clark's RBI double to left to make it 7-4

WRAPUP

- Mitchell got the win, moving to 8-0 on the season
- He leads the nation in victories this year
- He allowed three runs on eight hits in five innings, striking out seven and walking one
- Farris allowed two hits in two shutout innings, striking out four to earn his second save
- Sergio Patsy took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits in five innings, striking out one and walking one

GAME TWO | #2 Wingate 8 Limestone 4

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Limestone 10-6
- The 'Dogs had five of the nine extra-base hits; each team had a homer
- The Bulldogs had the lone stolen base
- Limestone committed the only error
- Wingate left eight on base; the Saints stranded seven
- WU pitching struck out six and walked six; LU struck out six and walked three

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jed Bryant homered and drove in three runs to lead the Wingate offense
- Farris had a pair of doubles and two RBI
- Dansky had two hits, an RBI and three runs scored
- Motsinger collected two more hits and scored two runs
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem contributed a double and an RBI
- Kell Smith had a double and scored a run
- Josh Dotson allowed a run in three innings to earn the win
- Cal Riehl struck out all three batters he faced
- Austin Johnson notched a perfect inning of relief
- Sean Barnett struck out one in a scoreless inning of relief

FIRST INNING

- Wingate struck for four runs in the opening frame
- Motsinger started the game with a single, while Dansky reached on an error
- Bryant launched a three-run homer to center to make it 3-0
- King followed with a single, then scored on a Williams-Rhem RBI double to put WU on top by four

SECOND INNING

- Smith led off the inning with a double
- He scored on a Limestone error to make it 5-0

FOURTH INNING

- Motsinger led off the frame with a single, then stole second
- He scored on Dansky's RBI single to make it 6-1
- A Farris RBI double plated Dansky to put the 'Dogs on top by six

SIXTH INNING

- Dansky led off the inning with a single
- He scored on another Farris RBI double to make it 8-1

SEVENTH INNING

- A three-run homer from Dylan Shugan made the final margin 8-4

WRAPUP

- Dotson got the win, moving to 3-0
- He allowed a run on four hits in three innings, striking out two and walking three
- Garrett Sutton took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits in 1 1/3 innings of work

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, taking on Catawba at 6 p.m. at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis
- The 'Dogs host a three-game series against UVA Wise next weekend, starting Friday at 6 p.m.