Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs were dominant Saturday afternoon, rolling to a pair of emphatic victories over first-place Catawba in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate won the opener 12-1, while prevailing 7-0 in game two to improve to 20-11 overall and 10-5 in the SAC while the Indians fall to 19-13 overall and 9-3 in league play.

GAME ONE | WINGATE 12 CATAWBA 1

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Catawba 12-8
- The 'Dogs had three of the four extra-base hits and the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left nine on base; the Indians stranded six
- Catawba had both errors in the contest
- Each team had a stolen base
- WU pitching struck out 10 without a walk; Catawba had six strikeouts and eight walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Austin Mitchell tossed eight shutout innings with nine strikeouts
- Brett Adams was three-for-three with a homer, double, five RBI and three runs scored
- Ricky Clark went two-for-two with three RBI
- Andrew McKay added two hits and a pair of RBI
- Sean Barnett collected a hit, RBI and run scored
- Seaver King was three-for-four with a double and four runs scored
- Michael Dansky scored three runs; Josh Haggerty scored a pair of runs

FIRST INNING

- King started the frame with a double
- He scored on a Clark RBI single to make it 1-0

THIRD INNING

- A King single and back-to-back walks loaded the bases
- A Clark sacrifice fly and McKay bunt single put the 'Dogs on top by three

FOURTH INNING

- Two walks and an error loaded the bases again
- An Adams sacrifice fly plated Haggerty go make it 4-0
- Barnett followed with an RBI single
- McKay added a two-run single to make it 7-0

SIXTH INNING

- Adams lined a one-out double to right
- He scored on a Clark RBI single to push the lead to eight

SEVENTH INNING

- A walk, error and hit batter loaded the bases
- Adams cleared them with a grand slam to right to make it 12-0

WRAPUP

- Mitchell got the win, moving to 4-2 on the year
- He tossed eight shutout frames, allowing six hits while striking out nine without a walk
- Brandon Rodgers took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in two innings

GAME TWO | WINGATE 7 CATAWBA 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Catawba 9-5
- The 'Dogs had all six extra-base hits and the lone homer
- The Indians left eight on base; the Bulldogs stranded five
- Catawba had four of the six stolen bases
- Wingate had the lone error
- WU pitching struck out nine and walked three; Catawba had four strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sam Broderson tossed six shutout frames, striking out eight
- Barnett was three-for-three with a double, homer, two RBI and two runs
- Adams added a triple, two RBI and a run scored
- King went two-for-four with a triple, RBI and run scored
- Lane Rhodes added a hit, RBI and run scored
- McKay drove in a run
- Motsinger contributed a hit and run scored

SECOND INNING

- Barnett led off the frame with a double
- He scored on a McKay sacrifice fly to get the 'Dogs on the board

THIRD INNING

- Wingate scored six in the third to go on top by seven
- Motsinger led off the frame with a double, then scored on a Rhodes RBI single
- King followed with an RBI triple to make it 3-0
- A two-run triple from Adams put Wingate on top by five
- Barnett capped the frame with a two-run shot to left to make it 7-0

WRAPUP

- Brodersen got the win, moving to 2-2 on the year
- He tossed six shutout frames, striking out eight while allowing five hits
- Zach Gosiorowski struck out one in a scoreless inning of relief
- Mason Gwyn took the loss, allowing six runs on five hits in two innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate travels to Erskine Tuesday for a 2 p.m. start
- The 'Dogs return home Wednesday to host Francis Marion at 6 p.m.