Wingate, N.C.----The #24 Wingate University Bulldogs swept the Nova Southeastern University Sharks on Saturday afternoon at Ron Christopher Stadium in NCAA Division II baseball action. Wingate won by scores of 4-3 and 9-3 to finish off an impressive four-game sweep over the Sharks to move to 8-3 overall, while Nova falls to a 3-6 record.
 
GAME ONE | #24 Wingate 4, Nova Southeastern 3
 
KEY STATS
 
- Nova Southeastern out-hit Wingate 16-8 in the game
- The 'Dogs had three of the four extra-base hits 
- Both squads left 11 runners on base in the contest
- The Sharks made one error, WU made none
- Wingate's pitching staff struck out 10; Nova Southeastern had 11 strikeouts
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Seaver King went three-for-four with a double and homer, driving in three in the game
- Austin Mitchell earned the winning decision on the mound, pitching 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts, allowing two runs and no walks
- Michael Dansky also notched a multi-hit game going two-for-five with a double and two runs
- Sean Barnett, Mitch Farris, and Carson Simpson collected got hits in the win
- Cal Riehl and Zach Gonsiorowski finished off the game on the mound, with Gonsiorowski earning the save over two innings
 
FIRST INNING
 
- Daniel Irisari doubled in the first run of the game, scoring Duncan Pastore
- Irisari ended up coming home after an Ihosvany Castaneda single, putting NSU up 2-0.
- King knocked connected on a two-run home run on the second at-bat of the inning, scoring Dansky and tying the game at two
 
FIFTH INNING
 
- Kell Smith scored off of a Ricky Clark single, giving the 'Dogs a one-run lead
- Dansky scored his second run of the game off of a NSU throwing error, stretching the lead to 4-2
 
SIXTH INNING
 
 - Kristian Norriega brought home a Sharks run on a single to cut Wingate's lead to 4-3
 
WRAPUP
 
- Mitchell earned the win, moving to 2-0 on the season
- Gonsiorowski notched his first save of the year after finishing the last two innings with three strikeouts
- Cooper Omans took the loss for NSU, allowing three earned runs in five innings of work
 
GAME TWO | #24 Wingate 9, Nova Southeastern 3
 
KEY STATS
 
- The Sharks out-hit the 'Dogs 9-8
- WU had three extra-base hits to NSU's two
- Nova Southeastern left eight runners on base, Wingate left five
- The Sharks made two errors, WU made one in the game
- Wingate's pitchers struck out 10, while Nova's struck out seven hitters
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- King went three-for-four with another double and three runs scored 
- Brett Adams contributed a homer and five RBI
- Mitch Farris had added a homer and two RBI
- Josh Dotson earned the win after five innings pitched with six strikeouts, allowing two earned runs
- Sean Barnett, Andrew McKay, and Lane Rhodes also had base hits in the win
 
FIRST INNING
 
- The 'Dogs took an early lead on an Adams sacrifice fly, scoring King 
 
THIRD INNING
- NSU jumped in front on a Castenada two-run homer, taking a 2-1 advantage
- Adams hit a grand slam in the bottom half to jump-start the frame, scoring King, Dansky, and Rhodes
- Farris followed it up two batters later with another homer, scoring Barnett
- McKay scored on a wild pitch to give WU an 8-2 lead after three innings
 
FOURTH INNING


- Barnett scampered home on a wild pitch to score the 'Dogs last run of the game, leading 9-2
 
SEVENTH INNING
- Nova Southeastern was able to score in the final inning on a Jarrett Hall double in a pinch-hit appearance, scoring Ryan Cainzos and finishing off the scoring at 9-3

UP NEXT
 
- Wingate hits the road for four straight, first in a non-conference game against Lander on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
- The 'Dogs finish the week opening conference play at Mars Hill on Friday for the first of a three-game set finishing Saturday
- WU returns home on March 3rd for three games against Emory & Henry