Kannapolis, N.C.----The second-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs plated four runs in the top of the first inning Tuesday night, rolling to a 14-3 victory over Catawba College in NCAA Division II baseball action at Atrium Health Ballpark. Wingate improves to 28-3 overall, while the Indians fall to 21-12 on the season.
KEY STATS
- The Bulldogs out-hit the Indians 14-6
- Each team had four extra-base hits; Wingate had the lone homer
- Catawba left nine on base; the 'Dogs stranded six
- The Indians committed two of the three errors on the night
- WU pitching struck out 12 and walked five; Catawba had five strikeouts and seven walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Michael Dansky was three-for-six with a double, homer, two RBI and two runs scored
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Brett Adams drove in three runs and scored a run
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Logan McNeely added two hits, two RBI and a run scored
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Justin Guy had a double and a pair of RBI
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Isaiah Williams-Rhem added a hit, two RBI and a run scored
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Andrew Motsinger went three-for-six with an RBI and three runs scored
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Jed Bryant collected two hits and a run scored
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Grayson Chapman contributed a double and two runs scored
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Mac Callari struck out three in 4 1/3 innings of work, allowing three runs on four hits
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Jordan Howard had two strikeouts in a scoreless inning of relief
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Mitch Farris struck out three in 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief
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Corey Avant struck out all three batters he faced in the eighth
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Sam Broderson added a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning
FIRST INNING
- A Motsinger single and Dansky double put the first two batters on for the 'Dogs
- McNeely's two-run single gave Wingate an early 2-0 lead
- A Bryant single and Chapman walk loaded the bases
- Adams drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 3-0
- A Williams-Rhem sacrifice fly put the Bulldogs on top by four
SECOND INNING
- Motsinger drew a leadoff walk, then moved to third on a Dansky single
- Motsinger scored on a double play to make it 5-0
- A two-run double from Driver in the bottom of the frame pulled Catawba within three
FIFTH INNING
- Chapman led off the frame with a double to right
- He scored on an RBI groundout from Adams to make it 6-2
- An RBI double from Miller pulled the Indians back within three in the bottom of the frame
- That would be the final run of the night for Catawba
SIXTH INNING
- Motsinger started things with a one-out single
- Dansky followed with a towering two-run shot to right to put WU on top 8-3
*NINTH INNING
- Wingate put things out of reach with a six-run ninth inning
- A McNeely single, followed by walks to Bryant and Chapman loaded the bases
- An Adams RBI groundout started the scoring in the inning, while an error made it 10-3
- Williams-Rhem added an RBI single to plate Wingate's 11th run of the night
- Guy's two-run double down the left field line made it 13-3
- Motsinger's RBI groundout plated Guy to make the final margin 14-3
WRAPUP
- Howard got the win, moving to 2-0 on the year
- He tossed a scoreless inning of relief with a pair of strikeouts
- Adam Dossenback took the loss, falling to 3-1
- He allowed four runs on four hits without recording an out
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back home this weekend, hosting a three-game SAC series against Newberry
- The series starts Friday at 6 p.m.
- The teams meet for a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.
