Wingate, N.C.----The University of Charleston Golden Eagles swept a doubleheader at Wingate University in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field Saturday afternoon. Charleston won the opener 8-2, then rallied for a 3-2 victory in game two to move to 2-1 on the year. The Bulldogs fall to 2-4 overall.

GAME ONE | Charleston 8 Wingate 2

KEY STATS

- Charleston out-hit Wingate 12-7
- The Golden Eagles had five of the seven extra-base hits; the 'Dogs had the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left 11 on base; Charleston stranded 10
- Wingate had the lone error of the contest
- WU pitching struck out 11 and walked six; UC had eight strikeouts and six walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Ethan McCormick homered for the Bulldogs
- Owen Crevelt was one-for-two with a double and an RBI
- Cam Harris collected a pair of hits
- Brett Adams added a hit and run scored
- Brent Walls struck out two in 1 1/3 shutout frames
- Dylan Story went 2 2/3 without allowing an earned run, striking out three
- Josh Dotson struck out five in 4 1/3 innings of work

SECOND INNING

- An RBI single from AJ Korosas gave the Golden Eagles a 1-0 lead

THIRD INNING

- A two-run triple from Casey Finck highlighted a three-run third that made it 4-0

FIFTH INNING

- McCormick led off the fifth with a solo shot to get Wingate on the board

SIXTH INNING

- An RBI triple from Brayden McCallister pushed the lead back to four
- Adams was hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the frame
- He scored on Crevelt's RBI double to make it 5-2

EIGHTH INNING

- An RBI single from Drew Klaserner highlighted a three-run eighth to give UC an 8-2 lead

WRAPUP

- Tyson Willis got the win, allowing a run on three hits in 2 1/3 innings
- Dotson took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings of work

GAME TWO | Charleston 3 Wingate 2

KEY STATS

- Each team had eight hits
- Each team had one extra-base hit
- Wingate left nine on base; Charleston stranded six
- The Golden Eagles had the only error
- The 'Dogs had the lone stolen base
- Charleston pitching struck out 11 and walked three; WU had 10 strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Michael Dansky was two-for-three with a double and an RBI
- Sean Barnett also drove in a run
- Harris went two-for-four with a run scored
- Andrew McKay added two hits and a stolen base
- Collin McDougall struck out seven in 4 1/3 shutout innings

FIRST INNING

- Harris led off the frame with a single
- He scored on a sacrifice fly from Barnett to give Wingate a 1-0 lead

FIFTH INNING

- Isaiah Williams-Rhem singled to start the frame
- He scored on a sacrifice fly from Dansky to put the 'Dogs on top by two

SEVENTH INNING

- An RBI single from Cody Li got Charleston on the board
- Evan Ulrich tied it with a sacrifice fly
- McCallister's RBI single gave the Golden Eagles a 3-2 lead
- Singles from Dansky and Adams, along with a hit batsman loaded the bases
- Max Wagar induced a game-ending double play to finish off the UC victory

WRAPUP

- Wagar got the win, tossing a shutout frame allowing two hits
- Chad Harvey took the loss, allowing a run on three hits in one inning of work

UP NEXT

- The 'Dogs are back in action Tuesday, hosting Erskine at 3 p.m.