Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University All-American left-hander Mitch Farris tossed six shutout innings Friday night, leading #24 Wingate to a 7-1 victory over Nova Southeastern in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium. Wingate moves to 6-3 on the season, while the Sharks fall to 3-4 overall.

KEYS STATS

- Wingate out-hit Nova Southeastern 10-6
- Each team had two extra-base hits
- The Bulldogs left 13 on base; the Sharks stranded 11
- Each team had two errors on the night
- WU pitching struck out 13 and walked three; NSU had nine strikeouts and eight walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sean Barnett had two hits including a double, driving in two runs
- Seaver King was two-for-four with two RBI and a run scored
- Brett Adams added a hit, RBI and two runs scored
- Ethan McCormick contributed a hit and an RBI
- Michael Dansky, Ricky Clark, Andrew McKay and Josh Haggerty each had a hit and run scored
- Farris struck out nine in six shutout innings
- Josh Howard went three innings, striking out four without allowing an earned run

SECOND INNING

- Singles from McKay and Dansky, along with a walk loaded the bases
- McKay scored on a wild pitch to get Wingate on the board

THIRD INNING

- A Clark single and Adams walk started the WU third
- Barnett lined a two-run double to right center to make it 3-0

FIFTH INNING

- Adams drew a leadoff walk, then moved to second on a wild pitch
- McCormick's RBI single gave the 'Dogs a four-run lead

SIXTH INNING

- Dansky drew a leadoff walk, then stole second
- He scored on King's RBI single
- King then scored on an RBI single from Adams to make it 6-0

SEVENTH INNING

- Haggerty dropped a one-out double down the left field line
- He scored on another RBI single from King to give the Bulldogs a seven-run cushion

WRAPUP

- Farris got the win, moving to 3-0 on the season
- He allowed just four hits in six shutout innings, striking out nine and walking one
- Farris has a 1.65 ERA on the year, striking out 29 and walking two in 16 1/3 innings of work
- Howard earned the three-inning save, allowing two hits while striking out four on the night
- Carlos Rey took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings, striking out six and walking five

UP NEXT

- The two teams wrap up the four-game series with a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.