Wingate, N.C.----The 18th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs stayed perfect at home Wednesday afternoon, outscoring Converse University 17-1 in a doubleheader sweep in NCAA Division II softball action. Wingate won the opener 9-1, while prevailing 8-0 in game two to improve to 26-7 overall. The Valkyries fall to 9-13 on the season. Wingate is 14-0 at home and has won 22 of its last 25 games overall.

GAME ONE | #18 WINGATE 8 CONVERSE 0 (6 innings)

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Converse 9-2
- The Bulldogs had three of the four extra-base hits
- The Valkyries committed five of the seven errors
- Each team left three on base
- The 'Dogs had all three stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked one; CU had two strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Savanna Brooks went two-for-two with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored
- Alyssa Hall added a double and a pair of RBI
- Heaven Maness was two-for-three with an RBI, run scored and two stolen bases
- Jillian Thomas added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Hannah Reeves contributed an RBI and run scored
- Kaylee Hobgood had a pair of hits, a stolen base and three runs scored
- Raelynn Kramer added a hit and run scored
- Thomas went six innings in the circle without allowing an earned run

FIRST INNING

- Hobood reached on an error to start the frame
- Reeves drove her home when she reached on an error to make it 1-0
- An RBI double from Brooks put the 'Dogs on top by two
- Hall followed with an RBI groundout to push the lead to three

FOURTH INNING

- A walk and Kramer single put two on for the Bulldogs
- Brooks scored on an RBI single from Maness
- Stevens plated Kramer with a sacrifice fly to make it 5-1

FIFTH INNING

- Hobgood led off the frame with a single, then moved to third on an error
- She scored on Hall's RBI double to make it 6-1

SIXTH INNING

- Wingate scored three in the sixth to end it
- Maness started the inning with a single, then stole second
- She scored on an RBI single from Thomas
- Thomas scored on a wild pitch to make it 8-1
- Brooks lined an RBI double to right center to drive home Hobgood to end it

WRAPUP

- Thomas got the win, moving to 3-1
- She allowed an unearned run on two hits in six innings, striking out seven and walking one
- Serrah Ballard took the loss, allowing nine runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings

GAME TWO | #18 WINGATE 8 CONVERSE 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Converse 8-0
- The Bulldogs had the lone extra-base hit
- The 'Dogs left four on base; the Valkyries stranded two
- Converse committed all four errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked four; CU had no strikeouts and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hali Scott tossed a five-inning no-hitter
- Hannah Stevens had a double, a pair of RBI and a run scored
- Savannah Lampley added a hit and to RBI
- Ragan Liles contributed a hit, RBI and two runs scored
- Maness collected a hit, RBI and run scored
- Hall added a hit and an RBI
- Brooks had two more hits and a run scored
- Scott had a hit and scored twice

SECOND INNING

- An error and hit batter put two on for the 'Dogs
- Liles scored on an RBI groundout from Lampley
- Stevens went to third on a wild pitch, then scored on an error to make it 2-0

THIRD INNING

- Brooks started the frame with a single, then scored on an RBI single from Maness
- Liles followed with an RBI single to plate Maness
- Stevens put the 'Dogs on top 6-0 with a two-run double to right

FOURTH INNING

- Hobgood reached on an error to start the inning
- She scored on Hall's RBI single to put Wingate on top by seven

FIFTH INNING

- Scott reached on a one-out single, then moved to second on a passed ball
- Lampley's RBI single plated Scott to end it

WRAPUP

- Scott got the win, moving to 7-2 on the year
- She struck out seven and walked four without allowing a hit in five innings of work
- Rylee Summers took the loss, allowing eight runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Anderson for a 1 p.m. doubleheader