Newberry, S.C.----Wingate University All-American left-hander Mitch Farris turned in yet another dominant performance Friday night, tossing a complete-game two-hit shutout to lead the Bulldogs to a 5-0 victory at #5 Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 25-14 overall and 14-5 in the SAC, while the Wolves fall to 32-7 overall and 15-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- The Bulldogs out-hit the Wolves 10-2
- Wingate had all three extra-base hits on the night
- The 'Dogs left eight on base; Newberry stranded four
- Wingate committed the only error of the contest
- The Bulldogs had the only stolen base
- WU pitching struck out 10 without a walk; NC had nine strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Farris took a no-hitter into the ninth inning to earn his ninth win of the season
- Seaver King was three-for-five with two RBI and a run scored
- Michael Dansky added a triple and a pair of RBI
- Ricky Clark contributed a hit and drove in a run
- Lane Rhodes collected a double and scored a pair of runs
- Brett Adams had a double and scored a run
- Andrew Motsinger added a hit, stolen base and run scored

SECOND INNING

- Motsinger reached on a two-out single, then moved to second on a Rhodes walk
- King's RBI single got the Bulldogs on the board
- Dansky followed with a two-run triple to left center to make it 3-0

FIFTH INNING

- Adams led off the inning with a double
- He scored on an RBI single from Clark to give the 'Dogs a four-run cushion

SIXTH INNING

- Rhodes ripped a two-out double down the right field line
- He scored on King's RBI single to make it 5-0

WRAPUP

- Farris got the win, moving to 9-1 on the year and 9-0 in his 10 starts
- He allowed just a pair of singles in the ninth inning, striking out 10 without a walk
- After retiring the first eight hitters of the game, the Wolves got a base runner via a two-out error in the third
- Farris retired the side in order in the fourth before hitting a batter with one out in the fifth
- He followed by retiring the next 11 batters before allowing a leadoff single in the ninth
- The Wolves had runners on the corners with one out in the ninth, but Farris got a strikeout and groundout to end it
- Farris has now struck out at least nine in all 10 starts this year, hitting double figures nine times
- He has gone at least seven innings in each of his last seven starts, tossing complete games at #7 LR and #5 Newberry
- The nation's leader in strikeouts lowers his SAC-best ERA to 1.25 on the year
- First time the Wolves have been shut out this season and first time being held under two runs
- Ethan LeBron took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings, striking out one and walking two

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs and Wolves meet for a doubleheader Saturday, with game one at 1 p.m.