Mars Hill, N.C.----Wingate University left-handers Mitch Farris and Cal Riehl combined to allow just one run on three hits Friday afternoon, leading the #22 Bulldogs to a 4-1 victory at Mars Hill University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 10-3 overall and 1-0 in the SAC, while the Lions fall to 2-12 overall and 0-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Mars Hill 10-3
- The Bulldogs had two of the three extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left 11 on base; the Lions stranded one
- Mars Hill had the only two errors of the contest
- WU pitching struck out 11 without a walk; MHU had three strikeouts and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Farris allowed a run on two hits in seven innings, striking out 10 without a walk
- Riehl faced the minimum in his two innings, striking out one
- Andrew McKay went two-for-five with an RBI and run scored
- Brett Adams had a double, RBI and run scored
- Andrew Motsinger added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Josh Haggerty contributed a pair of hits and drove in a run
- Michael Dansky went two-for-three with a double and a run scored

FIRST INNING

- Dansky led off the game with a double
- He scored on an RBI double from Adams to get the 'Dogs on the board
- McKay followed with an RBI single to plate Adams and make it 2-0

SECOND INNING

- A single, fielder's choice and error put Motsinger and third base with one out
- He scored on Haggerty's sacrifice fly to give the Bulldogs a three-run lead

THIRD INNING

- McKay started the frame with a single
- A hit batter and Carson Simpson sacrifice moved the runners to second and third
- Motsinger's sacrifice fly drove home McKay to make it 4-0

FOURTH INNING

- A Dawson Connell RBI groundout got the Lions on the board

WRAPUP

- Farris retired the final eight batters he faced to notch the win, moving to 4-0
- The All-American now has 39 strikeouts and two walks in 23 innings this year, allowing four runs
- Riehl notched his first save, working two scoreless innings, allowing a hit while striking out one
- The left-hander induced a game-ending double play to secure the WU victory
- Brian Smart took the loss, falling to 0-4
- He allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings, striking out one and walking three

UP NEXT

- The two teams wrap up the three-game series with a doubleheader Sunday
- Game one is scheduled to start at 11 a.m.