Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Hickory, N.C.----The 18th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs rolled to an 11-3 victory in game one of Tuesday's South Atlantic Conference softball doubleheader at Lenoir-Rhyne University, while the Bears got a no-hitter from Morgan Beeler in game two to prevail 3-0. Wingate moves to 24-7 overall and 8-2 in the SAC, while the Bears go to 22-4 overall and 5-3 in league play.

GAME ONE | #18 WINGATE 11 #23 LENOIR-RHYNE 3

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Lenoir-Rhyne 11-8
- The 'Dogs had five of the six extra-base hits including the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left 11 on base; the Bears stranded nine
- LR committed seven of the eight errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked three; LR had nine strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Raelynn Kramer had a homer and two RBI to lead the offense
- Jillian Thomas added a hit, two RBI and a run scored
- Hannah Reeves contributed a double, two RBI and two runs scored
- Savanna Brooks had a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Alyssa Hall went two-for-four with an RBI and run scored
- Ragan Liles added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Kaylee Hobgood was three-for-five with two runs scored
- Thomas went four scoreless innings to earn the win

FIRST INNING

- Reeves reached on a two-out error
- She scored on an RBI double from Brooks to get the 'Dogs on the board

SECOND INNING

- Hall drew a leadoff walk
- Kramer followed with a two-run homer to left to make it 3-0
- Back-to-back errors put two more on for the 'Dogs
- Heaven Maness scored on a Hobgood groundout to push the lead to four
- A solo shot from Lora Beth Wood in the bottom of the frame got LR on the board
- Anna Blume added an RBI single to make it 4-2

THIRD INNING

- Liles reached on a wild pitch on a strikeout to start the frame, while Hall followed with a single
- An RBI double from Thomas plated Liles to make it 5-2

FOURTH INNING

- Hobgood started the frame with a single
- She scored on a sacrifice fly from Liles to push the lead to four
- An RBI groundout from Katelyn Rackard pulled the Bears within three in the bottom of the frame

FIFTH INNING

- Maness ripped a one-out triple to center
- She scored on a groundout from Thomas to make it 7-3

SEVENTH INNING

- A hit batter, walk and Hobgood single loaded the bases
- Reeves lined a two-run double to right
- A squeeze bunt from Brooks plated Hobgood to make it 10-3
- Hall followed with an RBI single to make the final margin 11-3

WRAPUP

- Thomas got the win, moving to 2-1 on the year
- She tossed four shutout frames, allowing three hits while striking out four
- Lauren Rakes took the loss, allowing 11 runs on 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings

GAME TWO | #23 LENOIR-RHYNE 3 #18 WINGATE 0

KEY STATS

- Lenoir-Rhyne out-hit Wingate 3-0
- The Bears had the lone extra-base hit
- The Bulldogs left five on base; LR stranded two
- Lenoir-Rhyne committed two of the three errors
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked one; LR had seven strikeouts and three walks

SIXTH INNING

- An RBI double from Rickard plated the first run of the game
- A strikeout, passed ball and error allowed the second run of the game to score
- Wood's RBI single made it 3-0

WRAPUP

- Beeler got the win, moving to 11-2
- She tossed seven no-hit innings, striking out seven and walking three
- Raechel Cutcher took the loss, allowing one earned run on three hits in six innings, striking out seven

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, hosting a doubleheader against Converse at 1 p.m.