Greenwood, S.C.----Wingate University redshirt junior shortstop
Michael Dansky connected on an eighth-inning grand slam, giving the 24th-ranked Bulldogs a 9-4 victory at Lander University in NCAA Division II baseball action Tuesday night. Wingate improves to 9-3 overall while the Bearcats fall to 3-8 on the season.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Lander 10-4
- The Bearcats had two of the three extra-base hits; each team had a homer
- The 'Dogs left 11 on base; Lander stranded eight
- The Bulldogs committed three of the five errors on the night
- WU pitching struck out 10 and walked four; LU had six strikeouts and five walks
KEY BULLDOGS
- Dansky's grand slam led the Wingate offense
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Seaver King added a hit, RBI and run scored
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Ricky Clark was three-for-three with an RBI
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Josh Haggerty also drove in a run
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Isaiah Williams-Rhem and Andrew McKay each had a hit an two runs scored
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Carson Simpson and Andrew Motsinger each added a hit and run scored
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Corey Avant struck out five in four innings of work
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Austin Johnson tossed 1 2/3 shutout frames, striking out one
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Jordan Howard and
Charlie Carpenter each added a shutout frame with a strikeout
FOURTH INNING
- A Will McClellan homer gave Lander a 1-0 lead
FIFTH INNING
- A Wingate error allowed a pair of runs to score to put the Bearcats on top 3-0
SEVENTH INNING
- Wingate scored three in the seventh to tie it
- A hit batsman, Simpson single and walk loaded the bases
- Haggerty was hit by a pitch to get the 'Dogs on the board
- King's sacrifice fly plated Simpson to make it 3-2
- Adams reached on an error, with McKay scoring to tie it
- An RBI double from Ian Jenkins put Lander on top 4-3
EIGHTH INNING
- The Bulldogs scored six in the eighth to pull away
- A Williams-Rhem single, McKay walk and Motsinger single loaded the bases
- Dansky crushed a grand slam to right to put the 'Dogs on top 7-4
- Clark added an RBI single to push the lead to four
- Farris reached on a passed ball after a strikeout, allowing Adams to score to make it 9-4
WRAPUP
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Zach Gonsiorowski got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- He allowed a run on a hit in one inning of work, striking out one
- Tyler Overholt took the loss, allowing six runs on four hits in 1 1/3 innings of work
UP NEXT
- Wingate opens SAC play at Mars Hill Friday at 2 p.m.
- The two teams play a doubleheader Saturday at noon