Hartsville, S.C.----​​Reigning SAC Freshman of the Year Heaven Maness went for five hits including a homer Wednesday afternoon, driving in four runs to lead the Bulldogs to a doubleheader sweep on the road against Coker University in South Atlantic Conference softball action. The Bulldogs improve to 26-15 overall and 8-6 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 11-25 and 1-13 in league play.
 
GAME ONE | Wingate 8, Coker 3
 
KEY STATS
 
- Wingate out-hit Coker 11-7
- Each team hit three extra-base hits and one home run
- The Cobras left six runners on the bases; the Bulldogs stranded seven
- Each team committed an error
- WU had the only three stolen bases in the game
- The 'Dogs' pitcher struck out six and walked two, while the Cobras' hurlers struck out four and walked five
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Maness was three-for-four with an RBI and two runs scored
- Sara Stroud hit a two-run home run and scored two runs
- Savannah Lampley went two-for-three with a double, an RBI and a run scored
- Hannah Stevens had a multi-hit game
- Savanna Brooks drove in a run on a triple and later scored
- Raechel Cutcher went the distance, earning the win and striking out six
 
FIRST INNING
 
- Laney McLaurin drew a bases-loaded walk in the opening frame, scoring Maness and giving the 'Dogs an early 1-0 lead
 
SECOND INNING
 
- Stroud blasted a two-run homer down the left field line, putting Wingate up 3-0
- The Cobras got on the board after a throwing error
 
THIRD INNING
 
- Lampley drove in Sydney Kale on a single to right
- Ava Jay hit a leadoff triple for Coker in the bottom half
- She scored on a sac fly in the next at-bat
 
FOURTH INNING
 
- Stroud scored off a Maness single after she walked and stole a base to start the inning
- Brooks followed with a triple to plate Maness to extend the Bulldog advantage
- Hali Scott drove in Brooks in a pinch-hit situation
 
FIFTH INNING
 
- Maness' third hit of the game drove in Lampley and gave Wingate a commanding 8-2 lead
- Chloe Pelham's one-out homer got a run back for the Cobras
 
WRAPUP
- Cutcher got the win, improving to 8-0 on the season
- She allowed two earned runs on seven hits, striking out six in seven innings
- Callie Thornton got the loss for Coker, allowing six earned runs on eight hits, striking out one in four innings of work
 
GAME TWO | Wingate 5, Coker 4
 
KEY STATS
 
- Coker out-hit Wingate 8-6
- Four of the five extra-base hits belonged to the Bulldogs
- WU left four runners on the bases; the Cobras stranded seven
- The Bulldogs committed two of the three errors in the contest
- Wingate swiped both stolen bases
- The 'Dogs struck out six and walked none, while Coker's pitchers struck out two and walked two
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Maness had two hits, one of which was a two-run homer to center
- Ragan Liles drove in two on a double
- Kale and Hannah Stevens recorded a double and a run scored
- Kale got the win in the complete game, striking out six
 
SECOND INNING
 
- Brooks scored on a fielding error to open the scoring
 
THIRD INNING
 
- Maness extended the Wingate lead on a two-run homer to center field
- The Cobras got a run back in the bottom half when Bailey Douglas hit a two-run single

FOURTH INNING
 
- Liles tripled the Wingate lead on a two-run double to left center
- Pelham responded with an RBI single up the middle
- Douglas homered down the left field line to cut the Cobras' deficit to one
 
WRAPUP
 
- Kale went the distance for the win, allowing four runs on eight hits while striking out six
- Isabelle Mullen got the loss for Coker, allowing two earned runs on two hits in three innings, striking out one
 
UP NEXT
 
- Wingate continues its stretch of SAC road games with a matchup at Limestone on Saturday - -
- First pitch for game one is set for 1 p.m.