Mars Hill, N.C.----The 22nd-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs took game one of Sunday's doubleheader 7-3 at Mars Hill University to claim the three-game series in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. The Lions prevailed 6-1 in game two. Wingate moves to 11-4 overall and 2-1 in the SAC, while the Lions go to 3-13 overall and 1-2 in league play.

GAME ONE | #22 WINGATE 7 MARS HILL 3

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Mars Hill 11-9
- The 'Dogs had three of the five extra-base hits; each team had a homer
- The Bulldogs left 17 on base; the Lions stranded 10
- Mars Hill committed four of the five errors
- The 'Dogs had three of the four stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out 10 and walked six; MHU had three strikeouts and 11 walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Brett Adams was two-for-five with a homer
- Andrew Motsinger added a hit and a pair of RBI
- Andrew McKay contributed a double, RBI and two runs scored
- Carson Simpson added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Michael Dansky had two hits and a run scored
- Seaver King added a hit and run scored
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem contributed a pair of hits including a double
- Corey Avant struck out seven in 3 1/3 innings of work to earn the win
- Sam Brodersen allowed just two runs in 5 2/3 innings, striking out three

FIRST INNING

- Dansky started the game with a single
- Adams followed with a single, with Dansky scoring on an error on the play
- A Trey Putman RBI single in the bottom of the frame tied it

SIXTH INNING

- A Dawson Connell solo homer put Mars Hill on top 2-1

SEVENTH INNING

- McKay led off the inning with a double
- He scored on Motsinger's RBI groundout to tie it at two
- Putman's RBI single in the bottom of the frame put MHU back on top 3-2

EIGHTH INNING

- The 'Dogs scored four in the eighth to take the lead
- Adams tied it at three with a solo shot
- Two walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases
- Mitch Farris scored on Simpson's RBI groundout to put the 'Dogs on top
- A Motsinger RBI single made it 5-3
- Simpson scored on a wild pitch to give Wingate a three-run cushion

NINTH INNING

- King lined a one-out single to center, then stole second
- McKay knocked him in when he reached on an error to make it 7-3

WRAPUP

- Avant got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- He allowed a run on three hits in 3 1/3 innings, striking out seven
- Sam Kaplan took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings

GAME TWO | MARS HILL 6 #22 WINGATE 1

KEY STATS

- Mars Hill out-hit Wingate 8-5
- The Lions had three of the four extra-base hits including the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left five on base; the Lions stranded one
- WU pitching struck out five without a walk; MHU had seven strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Simpson was one-for-three with an RBI
- McKay added a double and a run scored
- Austin Mitchell struck out five in five innings of work

THIRD INNING

- A Trevor Bailey solo homer got the Lions on the board

FOURTH INNING

- McKay ripped a two-out double to center
- Simpson followed with an RBI single to tie it at one

SIXTH INNING

- The Lions scored five in the sixth to take the lead
- Zach Weaver's three-run homer made it 4-1
- Luke Hayes added a two-run double to give Mars Hill a five-run lead

WRAPUP

- Jake Wagoner got the win, tossing two shutout frames with two strikeouts
- Mitchell took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits in five innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action this weekend, hosting a three-game SAC series against Emory & Henry
- The series starts Friday at 6 p.m., then wraps up with a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.