Wingate, N.C.----The Lander University Bearcats overcame a seven-run deficit Tuesday night, scoring four runs in the ninth inning and three more in the 10th en route to a 12-9 victory at Wingate University in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium. Lander improves to 10-17 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 18-10 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Lander out-hit Wingate 14-12
- The Bearcats had four of the seven extra-base hits; the 'Dogs had the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left 10 on base; Lander stranded eight
- Wingate committed two of the three errors on the night
- The Bearcats had three of the five stolen bases
- LU pitching struck out 10 and walked three; WU had 11 strikeouts and six walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Brett Adams had a homer and three RBI to lead the Wingate offense
- Sean Barnett and Isaiah Williams-Rhem each had a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Andrew Motsinger was two-for-five with an RBI and a run scored
- Michael Dansky added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Seaver King had three hits and scored a pair of runs
- Ricky Clark and Andrew McKay each added a hit and a run scored
- Josh Dotson struck out four in four innings of work, allowing two earned runs
- Collin McDougall added a scoreless inning of relief

FIRST INNING

- A two-run homer from Adams got Wingate on the board

THIRD INNING

- A two-run double from Williams-Rhem plated McKay and Clark to make it 4-0

FOURTH INNING

- A walk and back-to-back singles from King and Dansky loaded the bases
- An Adams RBI groundout started the scoring in the frame
- Barnett's two-run double made it 7-0

FIFTH INNING

- Lander scored four times in the fifth to cut the lead to three
- Will McClellan capped it with an RBI groundout, with an error on the play allowing another run to score
- Williams-Rhem led off the bottom of the inning with a single, then stole second
- He scored on Motsinger's RBI single to make it 8-4

SEVENTH INNING

- An RBI single from Bennet Nooe pulled Lander back within four

NINTH INNING

- A two-run double from Connor Droze made it a two-run game
- Chris Manriquez followed with an RBI double to make it 9-8
- Tyler Prell's RBI single tied it at nine

TENTH INNING

- Droze put Lander on top 10-9 with an RBI single
- He scored on a wild pitch to push the lead to two
- An RBI single from Nooe put the Bearcats on top by three

WRAPUP

- Evan Demurias got the win, striking out two in two shutout innings of work
- Corey Avant took the loss, allowing three runs on three hits in one inning, striking out three and walking two

UP NEXT

- Wingate hosts a three-game series against Catawba this weekend
- Game one is set for Friday night at 6 p.m.