Wingate, N.C.----The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters scored 12 runs over the final four innings Sunday night, pulling away for a 17-8 victory at Wingate University to punch their ticket to the South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament next weekend. LMU improves to 30-16 on the season, while the Bulldogs fall to 32-18 overall.

KEY STATS

- LMU out-hit Wingate 17-9
- The Railsplitters had five of the eight extra-base hits including four of the five homers
- Lincoln Memorial left 12 on base; the Bulldogs stranded 11
- LMU had five of the seven errors on the night
- WU pitching struck out 11 and walked nine; LMU struck out eight and walked 10

KEY BULLDOGS

- Mitch Farris drove in a pair of runs and scored a run
- Seaver King was three-for-six with a double, RBI and two runs scored
- Cam Carraway connected on a homer
- Carson Simpson went two-for-three with an RBI
- Brett Adams also drove in a run, while Michael Dansky added a run scored
- Sam Brodersen struck out six in four innings in relief
- Tyler Frey added a scoreless frame of relief

FIRST INNING

- A Carson Boles two-run homer highlighted a four-run first for LMU
- King led off the bottom of the frame with a double
- He scored on an Adams sacrifice fly to make it 4-1

THIRD INNING

- A Mitch Petzel solo homer put the Railsplitters back on top by four
- Wingate pulled within one with three runs in the bottom of the frame
- A King single and a pair of walk loaded the bases with two outs
- Farris lined a two-run single to right to make it 5-3
- Simpson followed with an RBI single to make it a one-run game

SIXTH INNING

- A Kasten Harvey bases-loaded walk and Ryan Kurth RBI groundout put LMU on top 7-4

SEVENTH INNING

- A two-run single from Boles put the Railsplitters on top by five

EIGHTH INNING

- Lincoln Memorial scored seven in the eighth to take a 16-4 lead
- Two-run homers from Kurth and Jared Hancock highlighted the seven-run frame
- A pair of walks and two LMU errors in the bottom of the frame made it 16-6

NINTH INNING

- A Chris Hall RBI groundout plated the final run of the night for the Railsplitters
- Carraway lined a solo shot to dead center
- Another LMU error allowed Farris to score, making it 17-8

WRAPUP

- Eli Edds got the win, moving to 6-3 on the year
- He allowed four runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings, striking out five and walking five
- Collin McDougall took the loss, allowing four runs on four hits in 1 1/3 innings, striking out two

UP NEXT

- Wingate will wait to hear its postseason fate when the NCAA bracket is revealed
- The selection show is set for May 14 at 10 p.m. on NCAA.com