Wingate, N.C.----The Catawba College Indians scored six runs in the final two innings Friday night, rallying for a 6-3 victory at Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium. Catawba improves to 19-11 overall and 9-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 18-11 overall and 8-5 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Catawba 10-8
- The Bulldogs had three of the four extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left nine on base; the Indians stranded seven
- Catawba had all three stolen bases
- Wingate committed the only error of the contest
- Catawba pitching struck out 10 and walked three; WU pitching struck out 13 and walked six
KEY BULLDOGS
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Michael Dansky had a double, RBI and a run scored to lead the offense
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Sean Barnett had a pair of hits and an RBI
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Ricky Clark added a double and an RBI
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Seaver King went two-for-five with a run scored
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Brett Adams added a hit and a run scored
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Mitch Farris struck out nine in seven shutout innings of work
FIRST INNING
- Dansky and Adams drew one-out walks
- Barnett's RBI single gave the 'Dogs an early 1-0 lead
THIRD INNING
- Adams lined a one-out single to right, then moved to second on a balk and third on a Barnett single
- Clark's RBI double plated Adams to extend the lead to two
FOURTH INNING
- King ripped a two-out double to left
- Dansky rolled with an RBI double down the right field line to make it 3-0
EIGHTH INNING
- A two-run single from Levi Perrell pulled Catawba to within a run
NINTH INNING
- A walk, single and error loaded the bases for the Indians
- Back-to-back bases-loaded walks gave Catawba the 4-3 lead
- A passed ball and wild pitch allowed two more runs to score to push the lead to three
- Singles from Motsinger and
Cam Harris, along with a walk loaded the bases
- Catawba reliever Joseph Webb got the strikeout to end the game
WRAPUP
- Austin Fine got the win, moving to 6-0 on the year
- He allowed three runs on eight hits in eight innings, striking out eight and walking two
- Webb got the save, striking out two in his inning of work
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Jordan Howard took the loss, allowing two runs on a hit while walking one
- Farris notched another quality start, tossing seven shutout frames
- He lowers his SAC-best ERA to 1.16 on the year
UP NEXT
- The two teams meet for a doubleheader Saturday, with game one at 3 p.m.