Hartsville, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 13 runs on 16 hits Monday afternoon, finishing off a three-game sweep at Coker University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 23-12 overall and 13-5 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 14-25 overall and 5-13 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Coker 16-9
- The Bulldogs had six of the seven extra-base hits and two of the three homers
- The Cobras left nine on base; the 'Dogs stranded eight
- Wingate had the lone error of the day
- WU pitching struck out four and walked two; Coker had six strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Michael Dansky went three-for-six with a homer, four RBI and three runs scored
- Carson Simpson was two-for-five with a homer and three RBI
- Seaver King contributed a double, RBI and two runs scored
- Sean Barnett added a double, RBI and run scored
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem collected a pair of hits and an RBI
- Lane Rhodes went two-for-three with two runs scored
- Brett Adams added two hits including a triple, scoring a run
- Andrew Motsinger contributed a hit and a run scored
- Austin Mitchell worked 5 1/3 innings to earn the win
- Jordan Howard tossed 1 2/3 shutout innings in relief
- Cal Riehl added a scoreless frame of relief

THIRD INNING

- A Rhodes one-out single got things started
- Dansky gave Wingate a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer

FIFTH INNING

- Dansky lined a two-out single to right, then moved to third on an Adams single
- Dansky scored on a wild pitch to give the 'Dogs a three-run lead

SIXTH INNING

- The Bulldogs exploded for seven runs in the sixth
- Simpson's two-run homer got things started
- Dansky's two-run single pushed the lead to seven
- Back-to-back wild pitches allowed King and Dansky to score to make it 9-0
- An RBI single from Barnett plated Adams to put WU in double figures for the third time in the series

SEVENTH INNING

- Rhodes started a two-out rally with a triple to right
- King followed with an RBI double to make it 11-3

EIGHTH INNING

- Barnett ripped a one-out double to left, then scored on a Williams-Rhem RBI single
- Simpson's RBI single plated Cam Carraway to make it 13-3

WRAPUP

- Mitchell got the win, moving to 5-2 on the year
- He allowed three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out two and walking one
- Aaron Diaz took the loss, falling to 3-3
- He allowed three runs on seven hits in five innings, striking out three without a walk

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Belmont Abbey at 6 p.m.
- The Bulldogs travel to Erskine Wednesday at 2 p.m.