Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University sophomore left-hander Sydney Kale fanned 10 batters in a shutout win over #24 Anderson in game one of Saturday's South Atlantic Conference doubleheader. The Trojans bounced back to take game two 5-1. The Bulldogs move to 23-12 overall and 5-3 in the SAC, while Anderson moves to 25-5 on the season and 8-2 in league play.
 
GAME ONE | Wingate 1, #24 Anderson 0
 
KEY STATS
 
- Anderson out-hit Wingate 5-4
- The Bulldogs had the lone extra-base hit
- Each team committed an error
- The Trojans left seven runners on the bases; WU stranded four runners
- Wingate pitching struck out 10 without a walk, while AU pitching struck out struck out seven and walked one
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Kale tossed the complete game shutout, allowing just five hits
- Her 10 strikeouts Saturday afternoon sets a new career-high
- Sara Stroud had a double, stole a base and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning
- Kale went one-for-two at the plate

SECOND INNING

- Anderson had its best chance to score in the second
- A single, error and fielder's choice loaded the bases with no outs
- Kale responded by getting three straight strikeouts to keep the Trojans off the board
 
SIXTH INNING
 
- Stroud's double to center was mere feet away from clearing the fence
- As Savanna Brooks drew a walk, Stroud went for a delayed steal, advancing the go-ahead run 60 feet
- An Anderson fielding error plated Stroud's go-ahead run

SEVENTH INNING

- Kale got a strikeout and foulout to start the final frame
- After a single, she induced a game-winning flyout to notch the shutout
 
WRAPUP
 
- The one run was all Kale needed, going the distance and improving to 6-7 on the year
- She allowed five singles and recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts with no walks
- Kale threw 101 pitches in the game one victory
- She retired 10 batters in a row in the late stages of the game
- Harlie Duncan took the loss, giving up one run on four hits in six innings, striking out seven
 
GAME TWO | #24 Anderson 5, Wingate 1
 
KEY STATS
 
- Anderson out-hit Wingate 9-1
- The Trojans had four of five extra-base hits, including three homers
- The Bulldogs left four runners on base; AU stranded seven
- Anderson committed two of three errors in the contest
- Trojan pitching struck out 10 and walked one, while WU's staff struck out five and walked one
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Brooks scored Wingate's only run
- A Heaven Maness RBI-double drove her in
 
FIRST INNING
 
- Anderson's Maddie Carpenter homered to right center to put the Trojans on the board
 
FOURTH INNING
 
- Brooks got on base via hit-by-pitch to lead off the inning
- Maness shot an RBI-double to right center, plating Brooks and tying the game
 
FIFTH INNING
 
- Carpenter's second homer of the day put Anderson up 3-1
 
SIXTH INNING
 
- Hannah Whitaker provided insurance with a solo home run to right-center
- Olivia Wheeler's pinch-hit double produced one more run for AU
 
WRAPUP
 
- Lauren Maxwell earned the win, going the distance and giving up a run on one hit, striking out 10
- Hali Scott took the loss, giving up five runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings pitched
 
UP NEXT
 
- The Bulldogs kick off an eight-game road trip on Tuesday, traveling to Queens for a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.
- Wingate returns home on Tuesday, April 12, hosting Catawba at 1 p.m.