Hartsville, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs hit double figures in both games Sunday afternoon, sweeping a doubleheader at Coker University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate won the opener 11-1, while prevailing 13-10 in game two to improve to 22-12 overall and 12-5 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 14-24 overall and 5-12 in league play.
GAME ONE | WINGATE 11 COKER 1
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Coker 13-5
- The Bulldogs left 17 on base; the Cobras stranded six
- Each team had a stolen base
- Coker had the lone error
- WU pitching struck out 10 and walked two; Coker had seven strikeouts and 14 walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Mitch Farris worked 8 1/3 innings, striking out 10 while allowing just one run
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Seaver King was four-for-five with three RBI and two runs scored
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Michael Dansky and
Brett Adams each drove in a pair of runs
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Andrew Motsinger had a hit, RBI and three runs scored
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Sean Barnett and
Lane Rhodes each added a hit, RBI and run scored
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Carson Simpson went two-for-three with two runs scored
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Isaiah Williams-Rhem and
Ricky Clark each had a hit and run scored
SECOND INNING
- Singles from Simpson and Rhodes put two on for the Bulldogs
- King's RBI single tied it at one
THIRD INNING
- A walk, hit batsman and Simpson single loaded the bases
- Williams-Rhem scored on a wild pitch to give the 'Dogs a 2-1 lead
- King drew a bases-loaded walk to push the lead to two
SIXTH INNING
- Two walks and a Clark single loaded the bases
- Barnett scored when Motsinger drove him in and reached on an error
- Rhodes followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 5-1
- Dansky drew a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to five
- Adams followed with a two-run single to put the 'Dogs on top 8-1
EIGHTH INNING
- Motsinger started the inning with a single, then stole second
- He scored on King's RBI single to give Wingate an eight-run lead
- Dansky followed with an RBI single to put the Bulldogs in double figures
- Barnett added a sacrifice fly to make it 11-1
WRAPUP
- Farris got the win, moving to 8-0 on the year
- He allowed a run on four hits in 8 1/3 innings, striking out 10 and walking two
- Farris has at least nine strikeouts in all nine starts, hitting double figures eight times
- He lowers his league-best ERA to 1.15, with opponents hitting just .140 against him
- Jacob Hardy took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits in 2 2/3 innings
GAME TWO | WINGATE 13 COKER 10
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Coker 14-12
- The Cobras had four of the seven extra-base hits
- The Bulldogs left 14 on base; the Cobras stranded eight
- Coker had three of the four errors
- The Cobras had two of the three stolen bases but were also caught stealing twice
- WU pitching struck out five and walked six; Coker had 10 strikeouts and eight walks
KEY BULLDOGS
- Simpson had a triple, four RBI and a run scored
- King added a hit, two RBI and a run scored
- Barnett contributed two hits, two RBI and three runs scored
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Andrew Motsinger went two-for-four with two RBI and a run scored
- Adams was two-for-five with a double, RBI and run scored
- Williams-Rhem went four-for-six with four runs scored
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Michael Dansky added a hit and two runs scored
FIRST INNING
- Dansky drew a one-out walk, then scored on an RBI double from Adams
SECOND INNING
- Williams-Rhem led off the inning with a double, then scored on a Motsinger RBI single
- King added an RBI single to make it 3-0
- A two-run single from Donavan Frayer in the bottom of the frame cut the deficit to one
THIRD INNING
- Singles from Barnett and Williams-Rhem put two on to start the frame
- Simpson's RBI single made it 4-2
- Williams-Rhem scored on Motsinger's RBI groundout to push the lead back to three
- A two-run homer from Ashby Vining in the bottom of the frame cut the lead back to one
- Adam Wilkerson added a two-run single to put Coker on top 6-5
FOURTH INNING
- Dansky started the frame with a double to center
- Barnett plated him with an RBI groundout to tie it at six
SIXTH INNING
- Two errors put a pair of Bulldogs on in the sixth
- Barnett scored on a wild pitch to give Wingate a 7-6 advantage
- Williams-Rhem then scored on another wild pitch to give the 'Dogs a two-run lead
- King added an RBI groundout to make it 9-6
- Kody Hanna pulled Coker back within two with an RBI single in the bottom of the frame
SEVENTH INNING
- Two hit batsmen and a single loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the seventh
- Wilkerson's RBI single pulled Coker to within a run
- Wingate turned a 4-6-3 double play, but the tying run scored on the play
- A popout ended the frame, sending the scheduled seven-inning game into extra innings
NINTH INNING
- King was hit by a pitch to start the inning, then moved to third on an Adams single
- Barnett's RBI single plated King to give the 'Dogs a 10-9 lead
- Williams-Rhem added an infield single to load the bases
- Simpson cleared the bases with a three-run triple to make it 14-9
WRAPUP
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Austin Johnson got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- He allowed a run on two hits in three innings of work, striking out two without a walk
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Britton Adams took the loss, allowing five runs on four hits in 3 2/3 innings of work
UP NEXT
- The two teams wrap up the three-game series Monday at noon