Mount Olive, N.C.----The top-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs wrapped up an impressive regular season in style, scoring five runs in the first inning en route to a 13-6 victory over the University of Mount Olive in NCAA Division II baseball action. Wingate wraps up the regular season at 42-6 overall, while the Trojans fall to 28-18 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Mount Olive 15-10
- The Bulldogs had all three extra-base hits
- The Trojans committed the only two errors of the contest
- The 'Dogs left 16 on base; UMO stranded nine
- The Bulldogs had all four stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out 13 and walked six; UMO struck out 12, walked seen and hit seven

KEY BULLDOGS

- Justin Guy was three-for-five with two RBI and two stolen bases
- Brett Adams contributed a hit, two RBI and three runs scored
- Ricky Clark added a hit, two RBI and two runs scored
- Seaver King collected a pair of doubles, an RBI and two runs scored
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem went two-for-four with two RBI and a run scored
- Andrew Motsinger notched three hits and scored a pair of runs
- Michael Dansky had a double, RBI and run scored
- Logan McNeely added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Mitch Farris worked three shutout innings in the start
- Jordan Howard struck out three in 1 1/3 innings to earn the win
- Corey Avant struck out five in two shutout innings
- Sam Brodersen struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief

FIRST INNING

- Wingate scored five times in the top of the first
- A Motsinger single started the game, followed by two walks to load the bases
- Clark's two-run single started the scoring, followed by a King RBI double
- Adams followed with a sacrifice fly
- A Williams-Rhem RBI single made it 5-0

FIFTH INNING

- Adams was hit by a pitch to start the fifth
- Motsinger ripped a two-out single to left, with an error on the play allowing two runs to score

SEVENTH INNING

- UMO scored twice in the bottom of the fifth, but the 'Dogs answered with two in the seventh
- Two walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases
- Dansky drew a bases-loaded walk, while McNeely plated Williams-Rhem to make it 9-2
- Mount Olive scored four in the bottom of the frame, with a Jones RBI single making it 9-6

EIGHTH INNING

- King started the inning with a double, then scored on a Williams-Rhem RBI single

NINTH INNING

- An RBI single from Adams plated Dom Byers to put the 'Dogs on top 11-6
- Guy's two-run single put Wingate on top by seven

WRAPUP

- Howard got the win, moving to 5-0 on the year
- He allowed two runs on two hits in 1 1/3 innings, striking out three

UP NEXT

- Wingate is the number one seed in this week's SAC Tournament
- The defending SAC Tourney champs open tournament play on Friday at 11 a.m.
- Wingate will face the lowest remaining seed from the two games on Thursday
- The double-elimination tournament will take place in Kodak, Tenn.