Florence, S.C.----The second-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs dropped just their fourth game of the year Wednesday night, falling 8-0 in a shortened contest at Francis Marion University in NCAA Division II baseball action. The Patriots improve to 21-12 on the year, while the Bulldogs fall to 31-4 overall. The contest was called in the seventh inning due to severe weather.

KEY STATS

- FMU out-hit Wingate 12-6
- The Patriots had two of the three extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left seven on base; Francis Marion stranded three
- Wingate committed the only error of the contest
- FMU pitching struck out six without a walk; WU had six strikeouts and a walk

KEY BULLDOGS

- Brett Adams was two-for-three with a double
- Andrew Motsinger, Jed Bryant, Isaiah Williams-Rhem and Justin Guy each added a hit
- Mac Callari struck out five in 4 1/3 innings

FIRST INNING

- Francis Marion struck for four runs in the first
- A Tanner Wakefield RBI double was followed by a two-run single from Lex Tuten to put FMU up by four

THIRD INNING

- Darius Nobles reached on a two-out double, then scored on a Wakefield RBI single to make it 5-0

SIXTH INNING

- Tuten's RBI single put the Patriots on top by six
- A two-run single from Hardee made it 8-0

WRAPUP

- Austin Moore got the win, tossing six shutout innings, allowing six hits while striking out six
- Callari took the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate hosts a three-game series against #17 Newberry this weekend
- Game one is Friday at 6 p.m.
- The teams meet for a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.