Wise, Va.----Wingate University catcher Raelynn Kramer connected on three of Wingate's nine homers Sunday afternoon, leading the Bulldogs to a doubleheader sweep at UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference softball action. Wingate won the opener 6-1, while prevailing 14-1 in five innings in game two to move to 20-5 overall and 4-0 in the SAC. The Cavs fall to 2-14 overall and 0-6 in league play. The Bulldogs have now won 16 of their last 17.

GAME ONE | WINGATE 6 UVA WISE 1

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit UVA Wise 9-5
- The 'Dogs had five of the seven extra-base hits and four of the five homers
- Each team left five on base
- The Bulldogs committed the lone error of the game
- WU pitching struck out four without a walk; Wise had no strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Ragan Liles led the offense with a homer and three RBI
- Kramer was two-for-three with a homer
- Katy Kahlich and Hannah Reeves each added a solo homer
- Savanna Brooks added a hit and a run scored
- Alyssa Hall contributed a double
- Sydney Kale notched the complete-game win, striking out four while adding a hit and run scored

FOURTH INNING

- Reeves got the scoring started with a solo shot to center
- Two batters later Kramer connected on a solo homer to left center
- Kahlich followed with a solo blast to right center to make it 3-0

FIFTH INNING

- Kale and Brooks started the frame with singles
- Liles put the 'Dogs on top by six with a three-run homer to left

WRAPUP

- Kale got the win, moving to 6-1 on the year
- She allowed a run on five hits in seven innings, striking out four without walking a batter
- McKenna Falwell took the loss, allowing six runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings

GAME TWO | WINGATE 14 UVA WISE 1 (5 innings)

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit UVA Wise 14-6
- The 'Dogs had five of the seven extra-base hits including five of the six homers
- The Cavs left eight on base; the Bulldogs stranded five
- UVA Wise committed the only two errors of the contest
- WU pitching struck out six and walked two; Wise had no strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kramer was three-for-four with two homers, four RBI and three runs scored
- Reeves went three-for-four with a homer, four RBI and two runs scored
- Heaven Maness was three-for-four with a homer and two runs scored
- Hali Scott also homered for the 'Dogs
- Kahlich and Liles each contributed a hit and two runs scored
- Savannah Lampley and Isabella Kraemer each collected a hit and run scored
- Raechel Cutcher struck out five in three innings of work to earn the win

FIRST INNING

- Singles from Reeves and Liles, along with a walk loaded the bases
- The first two runs scored when Brooks reached on an error
- Kramer followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0
- Hall's RBI groundout put the 'Dogs on top by four

THIRD INNING

- Kramer led off the frame with a solo shot to right center
- Maness followed with a single, then scored when Hall reached on an error
- A two-run single from Reeves gave Wingate an 8-0 lead
- Kara Long's solo homer in the bottom of the frame cut the lead to seven

FOURTH INNING

- A solo homer from Scot put the 'Dogs back on top by eight

FIFTH INNING

- Reeves connected on a two-run shot to right to make it 11-1
- Kramer's third homer of the day was a two-run blast to center
- Maness followed with a solo bomb to right to make it 14-1

WRAPUP

- Cutcher got the win, moving to 7-1
- She allowed a run on four hits in three innings, striking out five and walking one
- Jillian Thomas worked the final two frames without allowing a run, striking out one
- Alivia Nolley took the loss, allowing 14 runs on 14 hits in 4 2/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Coker for a 1 p.m. doubleheader