Greeneville, Tenn.----The second-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 25 runs on 31 hits Friday afternoon, sweeping a doubleheader at Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Tusculum University. Wingate won the opener 20-6, while prevailing 5-4 in game two to improve to 37-5 overall and 17-2 in the SAC. The Pioneers fall to 16-25 overall and 5-15 in league play.

GAME ONE | #2 Wingate 20 Tusculum 6

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Tusculum 25-11
- The Bulldogs notched eight of the 11 extra-base hits in the contest
- The 'Dogs left 16 on base; Tusculum stranded eight
- The Pioneers committed the only two errors of the contest
- Wingate scored four or more runs in four different innings
- WU pitching struck out three and walked five; TU had six strikeouts and nine walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Michael Dansky was four-for-six with five RBI and three runs scored
- Mitch Farris added three hits including two doubles, driving in five runs
- Andrew Motsinger went two-for-five with three RBI and three runs scored
- Logan McNeely added two hits including a double, driving in two and scoring twice
- Seaver King was three-for-four with two doubles and two runs scored
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem had a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Jed Bryant also contributed a double, two RBI and run scored
- Grayson Chapman had a pair of doubles and two runs scored
- Andrew McKay added a hit and two runs scored
- Cam Carraway and Justin Guy each added a hit and a run scored
- Gehrig Christopher added a double
- Austin Mitchell went six innings to earn the win
- Brett Adams allowed two innings in relief, striking out two
- Tyler Frey added a scoreless inning of relief

FIRST INNING

- Two walks and a Farris RBI double got Wingate on the board
- Bryant followed with an RBI single to plate McNeely
- King's two-run single put the 'Dogs on top 4-0
- Zane Keener's three-run homer in the bottom of the frame cut the lead to one

THIRD INNING

- Wingate scored five times in the third
- Chapman started the inning with a double, then scored on Motsinger's RBI single
- Dansky's RBI single made it 6-3
- Farris added a three-run double to put the 'Dogs on top by six

FOURTH INNING

- A Chapman double and King single put runners on second and third to start the WU fourth
- A Williams-Rhem sacrifice fly put the Bulldogs in double figures for the third time this week
- RBI singles from Dansky and McNeely put Wingate on top 12-3
- Farris added an RBI single to give WU a 10-run lead
- An RBI triple from Kyle Williams in the bottom of the frame cut the lead to eight

FIFTH INNING

- A one-out single and stolen base from King started the WU rally in the fifth
- He scored on an RBI double from Williams-Rhem
- Motsinger's RBI single put the 'Dogs back on top by 10

SEVENTH INNING

- McKay started the frame with a single
- He scored on an RBI single from Dansky to make it 16-5

EIGHTH INNING

- A Christopher double and Carraway single started the Wingate eighth, while a walk loaded the bases
- Motsinger drew a bases-loaded walk to plate the first run of the frame
- Dansky followed with a two-run single to make it 19-5
- McNeely's RBI double plated Wingate's 20th run of the day

WRAPUP

- Mitchell got the win, moving to 9-0 on the year
- He allowed five runs on eight hits in six innings, striking out one and walking two
- Sam Loew took the loss, allowing eight runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings, falling to 2-2

GAME TWO | #2 Wingate 5 Tusculum 4

KEY STATS

- Tusculum out-hit Wingate 10-6 in game two
- The Pioneers had both extra-base hits and the lone stolen base
- Tusculum left 11 on base; the 'Dogs stranded six
- The Pioneers committed four of the seven errors
- Wingate had all three stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out five and walked four; TU struck out six and walked one

KEY BULLDOGS

- Guy was one-for-three with two RBI
- Chapman went two-for-four with an RBI
- King was two-for-three with an RBI and run scored
- Motsinger added a hit and two runs scored
- Dansky and Adams each scored a run
- Josh Dotson allowed a run in five innings to earn the win
- Sam Brodersen worked the final two frames to notch the save

FIRST INNING

- The 'Dogs did most of their damage in the first inning, scoring four runs
- Motsinger was hit by a pitch to start the inning, then stole second
- He scored on an error to get the Bulldogs on the board two batters in
- King's RBI single plated Dansky
- Guy followed with a two-run double to make it 4-0

SECOND INNING

- Motsinger started the frame with a single, then moved to third on an error
- Chapman's RBI single gave the 'Dogs a five-run lead

SIXTH INNING

- Two walks and a single loaded the bases with no outs for Tusculum
- Brodersen came in and got a strikeout, then a sac fly plated the first run of the game for the Pioneers
- Brodersen ended the frame with a strikeout to keep the lead at four

SEVENTH INNING

- A three-run homer from Christian Ortega got Tusculum within a run
- A flyout and groundout ended the game

WRAPUP

- Dotson got the win, moving to 5-0 on the year
- He allowed a run on seven hits in five innings, striking out two and walking two
- Brodersen notched his seventh save, striking out three while allowing three runs in two innings
- Justin Parker took the loss, allowing five runs on six hits in seven innings, striking out six and walking one

UP NEXT

- The teams wrap up the series Saturday at 2 p.m.