Hickory, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs' offense was limited to one hit Saturday afternoon, as they fell to #18 North Georgia in the regional title game of the NCAA Division II Softball Tournament in Hickory, N.C. The Nighthawks advance to Super Regional action next week and improve to 45-15 overall, while Wingate ends its season at 37-19 overall.
 
KEY STATS
 
- North Georgia out-hit Wingate 7-1
- The Nighthawks had three of the four extra-base hits and two of three homers
- WU left one runner on base; UNG stranded five
- North Georgia's staff struck out two and walked none; the Bulldogs' pitchers' struck out two and walked one
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Sydney Kale hit a home run and got hit by a pitch
- She also struck out a pair in three innings of work
- Raechel Cutcher allowed three hits in three innings
- Danielle Kirchhofer provided a shutout inning in relief
 
NOTES
 
- The 'Dogs' two NCAA Tournament wins match the most in program history
- WU has won multiple games in the tournament four times
- Their 37 wins ties for fourth-most in program history
- Wingate led the SAC and ranked eighth in the country with 68 home runs
- The mark ranked tied for third all-time in the SAC; 18 more than any WU team prior
 
FIRST INNING
 
- Madison Simmons hit a two-out solo homer to put UNG up 1-0 early
 
THIRD INNING
 
- Mallory Parker drove in another run on an RBI single in the third
 
SIXTH INNING
 
- Parker tripled to lead off the sixth
- Hannah Forehand followed with a two-run homer to make it 4-0
 
SEVENTH INNING
 
- Kale's one-out homer put Wingate on the board