Kodak, Tenn.----Wingate University redshirt sophomore left-hander Mitch Farris tossed a complete game three-hit shutout Sunday night, leading the top-seeded and top-ranked Bulldogs to a 6-0 victory over Catawba College on day four of the South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament. Wingate improves to 45-7 overall, advancing to championship Monday, while the Indians fall to 30-24 on the year.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Catawba 9-3
- The Bulldogs had the only two extra-base hits and the lone homer
- Wingate left 11 on base, while the Indians stranded four
- The 'Dogs committed two of the three errors in the contest
- The Bulldogs had the only two stolen bases on the night
- WU pitching struck out seven without a walk; Catawba had three strikeouts and seven walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Farris allowed just three singles on the night to earn the win
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem had a hit, two RBI and a run scored
- Michael Dansky was three-for-four with a homer
- Ricky Clark added two hits including a double, driving in a run and scoring a run
- Seaver King registered a hit, RBI and run scored
- Andrew Motsinger also contributed an RBI and scored a run for the 'Dogs

FIRST INNING

- Motsinger walked to start the game, stole second, then went to third on a Dansky single
- He scored on a Clark groundout to make it 1-0

SECOND INNING

- Williams-Rhem ripped a one-out single, then moved to third on an error
- He scored on Motsinger's RBI groundout to put the 'Dogs on top by two

THIRD INNING

- Clark led off the third with a double off the wall in left center
- He scored on King's RBI single to make it 3-0
- A Williams-Rhem RBI groundout plated King to give Wingate a four-run cushion

SIXTH INNING

- Dansky connected on a solo shot to right to put the 'Dogs on top by five

NINTH INNING

- King was hit by a pitch, then moved to second on a walk
- He scored on an RBI groundout from Williams-Rhem to make it 6-0

WRAPUP

- Farris was in control all night
- He retired the first nine he faced, but back-to-back errors put two on in the fourth
- Farris picked a runner off, then got a groundout and strikeout to end the threat
- After a 1-2-3 fifth and strikeout and groundout in the sixth, a two-out single broke up the no-hitter
- Farris responded by getting an inning-ending groundout
- He worked around a two-out single with another strikeout in the seventh
- Farris worked a 1-2-3 eighth inning, then retired the leadoff man in the ninth
- After a one-out single, Farris got a popout and groundout to finish off his complete game
- It is the first complete game of the season for the Bulldogs
- Wingate's last complete game came in the 2021 D2 World Series from current assistant coach David Nash
- Current All-SAC right-hander Austin Mitchell tossed a complete game in the 2021 SAC Tournament
- Farris did not allow a runner past second base all night
- He moves to 6-1 on the year, lowering his ERA to 1.70
- Greg Brown took the loss, falling to 5-4, allowing four runs on four hits in two innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Monday, looking for a second straight SAC title
- The Bulldogs face Lenoir-Rhyne at 1 p.m.
- If Wingate wins the 1 p.m. contest, the 'Dogs and Bears will meet again for the SAC title
- Lenoir-Rhyne needs just one win Monday to claim the SAC championship