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Wingate University Athletics

Dansky
Asher Lauderdale
9
Winner Wingate WINGATE 9-3
4
Lander LANDER 3-8
Winner
Wingate WINGATE
9-3
9
Final
4
Lander LANDER
3-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wingate WINGATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 9 10 3
Lander LANDER 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 4 2

W: Gonsiorowski, Zach (1-0) L: T. Overholt (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Dansky’s grand slam gives #24 Wingate 9-4 victory at Lander

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
- Seaver King added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Ricky Clark was three-for-three with an RBI
- Josh Haggerty also drove in a run
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem and Andrew McKay each had a hit an two runs scored
- Carson Simpson and Andrew Motsinger each added a hit and run scored
- Corey Avant struck out five in four innings of work
- Austin Johnson tossed 1 2/3 shutout frames, striking out one
- 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

- 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


 
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