Hickory, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs picked up a pair of impressive road wins Saturday afternoon, sweeping a doubleheader at Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate won the opener 9-1, while prevailing 5-3 in game two to improve to 17-9 overall and 7-4 in the SAC. The Bears fall to 22-7 overall and 6-2 in league play.

GAME ONE | WINGATE 9 LENOIR-RHYNE 1

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Lenoir-Rhyne 11-3
- Each team had one extra-base hit, which was a homer for both squads
- The Bulldogs left 10 on base; the Bears stranded three
- The 'Dogs had all six stolen bases in the contest
- Lenoir-Rhyne had the only error
- WU pitching struck out 13 and walked two; LR had six strikeouts and nine walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Mitch Farris went the distance, allowing a run on three hits while striking out 13
- Andrew Motsinger went three-for-four with four RBI and three stolen bases
- Andrew McKay was two-for-two with two RBI and two runs scored, while drawing three walks
- Ricky Clark had a homer and scored a pair of runs
- Brett Adams added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Seaver King collected a hit, stolen base and two runs scored
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem registered two hits, a stolen base and a run scored
- Michael Dansky added a hit and scored a run

SECOND INNING

- Clark and McKay drew back-to-back walks
- An RBI single from Motsinger got the 'Dogs on the board
- Tyler McPeak led off the bottom of the frame with a solo shot to tie it at one

THIRD INNING

- King drew a leadoff walk, then stole second
- Dansky then reached on a bunt single, with King scoring on an error on the play

FOURTH INNING

- McKay lined a one-out single to center, then moved to second on a Williams-Rhem single
- Motsinger's RBI single plated McKay to make it 3-1

FIFTH INNING

- Clark's solo homer to right extended the lead to three
- McKay then walked, followed by a Williams-Rhem bunt single
- A double steal put the runners on second and third for Motsinger, who made it 6-1 with a two-run single

SIXTH INNING

- A King single and hit batter started the inning
- Adams drove home King with an RBI single
- McKay's two-out, two-run single gave the 'Dogs a 9-1 advantage

NINTH INNING

- An infield single and walk put two on for the Bears with one out
- Farris struck out the final two batters of the frame to finish the complete-game win

WRAPUP

- Farris moves to 7-0 on the year, allowing a run on three hits in nine innings, striking out 13 and walking two
- After the second inning homer, Farris allowed just two more hits, infield singles in the eighth and ninth
- The three-time SAC Pitcher of the Week lowers his ERA to 1.33 on the year
- He has gone at least five in every start this year, allowing more than one run in just one of seven outings
- Farris has allowed three or less hits in five of his seven starts
- He has at least nine strikeouts every start, hitting double digits six times
- Farris has piled up 31 strikeouts over his last 17 innings, allowing just two runs on six hits
- Joshua Lanham took the loss, falling to 4-2 on the year
- He allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings, striking out three and walking five

GAME TWO | WINGATE 5 LENOIR-RHYNE 3

KEY STATS

- Each team had eight hits in game two
- The 'Dogs had five of the eight extra-base hits; each team homered
- Each team left seven on base
- LR had all three stolen bases
- The Bears committed the lone error
- WU pitching struck out eight and walked two; LR also had eight strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- McKay had a hit and a pair of RBI
- Adams collected two doubles, an RBI and a run scored
- King went two-for-four with a homer
- Williams-Rhem added a hit and an RBI
- Dansky contributed a double and a pair of runs scored
- Sean Barnett had a double and a run scored
- Austin Mitchell struck out six in 6 1/3 innings to earn the win
- Corey Avant struck out two to earn the save

FIRST INNING

- An error and Adams double, along with a walk loaded the bases
- McKay's two-out, two-run single started the scoring
- Williams-Rhem followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0

FOURTH INNING

- A solo homer from McPeak cut the lead to two

FIFTH INNING

- Dansky led off the frame with a double down the right field line
- Adams followed by lining an RBI double to right to make it 4-1

SIXTH INNING

- A towering solo shot to left from King put the 'Dogs on top 5-1
- A sacrifice fly from McPeak in the bottom of the frame cut the lead to three

SEVNETH INNING

- Back-to-back one-out singles got two on for LR in the final frame
- Avant came in and got a strikeout, but a wild pitch allowed a run to score
- Another walk loaded the bases for the Bears
- Avant finished the game with a three-pitch strikeout

WRAPUP

- Mitchell got the win, moving to 3-2 on the year
- He allowed three runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out six
- Avant struck out two without allowing a hit to earn his third save of the year
- Andrew Patrick took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits in six innings, striking out seven

UP NEXT

- The two teams wrap up the three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m. in Hickory