Charlotte, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs stranded the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the bottom of seventh in game two a South Atlantic Conference softball doubleheader at Queens University to force a split Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs move to 24-13 overall and 6-4 in the SAC, while the Royals move to 21-17 overall and 8-6 in league play.

GAME ONE | Queens 6, Wingate 4

KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Queens 11-8
- The Royals had six of the 10 extra-base hits including three of five home runs
- QU left five runners on the base paths; the Bulldogs stranded 10
- The Royals stole the only base of game one
- Queens committed two errors in the field
- WU's pitchers struck out six and walked one; the Royals' hurlers struck out five and walked two

KEY BULLDOGS

- Savanna Brooks went four-for-four with a home run, an RBI and two runs scored
- Sara Stroud hit a homer down the left-field line
- Laney McLaurin went two-for-four with a double
- Heaven Maness added a double
- Sydney Kale struck out four in 3 1/3 innings of work

FIRST INNING

- Brooks started her big day off with a two-out homer in the top of the first to give the 'Dogs an early 1-0 lead
- Queens matched with an RBI double from Kaylee DeJesus to knot the game up at 1

SECOND INNING

­- Chloe Linton kept the Royals' hot bats going with a two-run homer

THIRD INNING

- Stroud lined a one-out solo homer down the left-field line to cut Wingate's deficit in half
- Hali Scott singled through the left side to score Maness from third to tie the game

FOURTH INNING

- Jordan Thompson's RBI double scored the runner from first as Queens regained the lead

FIFTH INNING

­- Haley Nelson's solo homer doubled the Royals' lead

SIXTH INNING

­- Jordan Hunt hit a home run in the sixth, Queens' fourth of the game

SEVENTH INNING

- Brooks singled to shortstop for her fourth hit of the game before advancing to second on a wild pitch
- Brooks tagged up to third on a flyout to right, then scored on a throwing error to make it 6-4
- McLaurin followed by nearly tying the game, ripping a double off the wall in left to put the tying run on base
- Queens closed the door by inducing a game-ending flyout

WRAPUP

- Khristen McPherson got the win, giving up one unearned run in 4 2/3 innings of work, giving up five hits and striking out four
- Kale took the loss, allowing four runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings

GAME TWO | Wingate 5, Queens 4

KEY STATS

- Queens out-hit Wingate 9-4
- The Royals had four of seven extra-base hits; each team hit two home runs
- QU left nine runners on the bases, while the Bulldogs stranded just two
- The Royals committed the lone error of the second game
- Queens had all four stolen bases
- WU's staff struck out 10 and walked four; the Royals' dealers struck out seven and walked two

KEY BULLDOGS

- Brooks' three-run homer in the fifth proved to be the difference
- McLaurin blasted a homerun
- Maness added her second double of the day
- Savannah Lampley went one-for-two with a walk and two runs scored
- Raechel Cutcher and Scott combined to strike out 10 in 6+ innings
- Kale earned the save while inheriting the tying run at first base with none out

SECOND INNING

- Jordan Thompson doubled to right center, giving Queens the early lead

THIRD INNING

- Maness' double down the left field line scored Lampley from first, knotting the game at one
- McLaurin's blast down the left field line gave Wingate its first lead

FIFTH INNING

- After hitting a one-out single, Lampley was safe at second after a fielding error by the Royals' shortstop
- Brooks capitalized on the miscue, belting a three-run homer to left field, giving the 'Dogs a 5-1 lead through five innings
- Queens' Haley Hmeil led off the fifth with a homer, cutting into the Wingate lead

SIXTH INNING

­- Kayla Smith further chipped away at the deficit, hitting a solo homer to left, bringing the Royals within two

SEVENTH INNING

- The first two Royals batters reached base, bringing in Kale for the spot save
- Kale fielded a bunt and threw out the lead runner at third base
- Jordan Hunt grounded a pitch to Brooks at short, who again threw out the lead runner at third
- Kayla Smith singled to center, scoring a run, advancing the tying run to second and putting the winning run on first
- Kale forced a flyout to right field to seal the victory

WRAPUP

- Cutcher got the win, giving up two runs on six hits in four innings, striking out five
- She improves to a team-best 7-0 on the season
- Jordan Dunn took the loss, going the distance and giving up two runs on four hits, striking out seven
- Kale earns the save, her second of the season, allowing one hit and recording all three outs in the seventh

UP NEXT

-The Bulldogs continue their SAC slate on Saturday, traveling to Carson-Newman for a doubleheader set to start at noon
- Wingate returns home with a pair of games with Catawba on Tuesday, April 12