Longwood, Fla.----Savanna Brooks blasted a grand slam to lead Wingate University to a 7-2 victory over Florida Tech in the second game of the day for the Bulldogs in NCAA Division II softball action. Wingate lost the opener of the Panther Invitational 4-3 against Embry-Riddle, with the Eagles scoring three runs in the final frame. The Bulldogs improve to 3-1 on the season.

GAME ONE | Embry-Riddle 4 Wingate 3

KEY STATS

- Embry-Riddle out-hit Wingate 9-8
- The Eagles had two of the three extra-base hits; the 'Dogs had the lone homer
- The Bulldogs committed two of the three errors
- ERU left eight on base; Wingate stranded seven
- WU pitching struck out 11 and walked one; Embry-Riddle had three strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hannah Reeves went three-for-four with two RBI
- Danielle Kirchhofer homered
- Savannah Lampley and Savanna Brooks each had a hit and run scored
- Kaylee Hobgood had a pair of hits
- Raechel Cutcher struck out 10 in 6 2/3 innings of work

FIRST INNING

- Lampley started the inning with a single, then moved to second on a groundout
- She scored on a Reeves RBI single

THIRD INNING

- Brooks reached on a one-out error
- She scored on another Reeves RBI single to make it 2-0

FOURTH INNING

- A solo homer from Kirchhofer put the 'Dogs on top by three

SEVENTH INNING

- The Eagles scored four times with two outs to take the lead
- A hit batter and single started the two out rally
- Mahaliyah Sandridge plated the first run with an RBI single
- Delaney Morgan's two-run single tied it
- Karina Ortiz-Munoz put Embry-Riddle on top with an RBI single
- A single and walk put two on for Wingate in the bottom of the frame, but a groundout ended it

WRAPUP

- Mallory Kinahan got the win, moving to 2-0
- She allowed three runs on eight hits in seven innings, striking out three and walking two
- Cutcher took the loss, allowing two earned runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out 10

GAME TWO | Wingate 7 Florida Tech 2

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Florida Tech 9-7
- The 'Dogs had three of the five extra-base hits; each team homered
- The Bulldogs left seven on base; the Panthers stranded six
- Wingate committed the only two errors of the contest

KEY BULLDOGS

- Brooks led the offense with a grand slam
- Hannah Stevens added a double and two RBI
- Ragan Liles was two-for-four with an RBI and run scored
- Heaven Maness went two-for-three with two runs scored
- Hobgood and Bella Kraemer each had a hit and run scored
- Sydney Kale allowed a run on six hits in six innings of work

SECOND INNING

- A walk and hit batsman put two on for Liles
- Her RBI single plated Maness to get Wingate on the board
- Brooks cleared the bases with a grand slam to make it 5-0

SEVENTH INNING

- The Panthers got on the board in the sixth, but WU answered with two in the seventh
- Kraemer's two-out single started it, followed by a Maness single
- Stevens plated both with a two-run double to make it 7-1

WRAPUP

- Kale got the win, moving to 2-0 on the year
- She struck out five and walked one while allowing just one run in her six innings
- Madilyn Dutton took the loss, allowing five runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate has two more games in Florida Saturday, then two more Sunday
- The 'Dogs face Tampa at 11 a.m. and Rollins at 1:30 p.m. Saturday