Newberry, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs finished off an impressive opening weekend of conference play Saturday afternoon, sweeping a doubleheader at defending league champion Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate won the opener 13-7, then rallied for a 10-6 victory in game two to improve to 6-4 overall and 3-0 in the SAC. The Wolves fall to 2-8 overall and 0-3 in league play. The Bulldogs plated 34 runs in the three-game sweep

GAME ONE | WINGATE 13 NEWBERRY 7

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Newberry 15-12
- The 'Dogs had five of the seven extra-base hits with all three homers
- The Wolves left 12 on base; the Bulldogs stranded 10
- Newberry committed three of the four errors
- Wingate had the only two stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out six and walked six; NC had eight strikeouts and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Brett Adams was three-for-five with a double, homer, four RBI and two runs scored
- Michael Dansky went two-for-three with homer, three RBI and two runs scored
- Sean Barnett was three-for-six with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored
- Alex Naylor went two-for-five with a homer, two RBI and three runs scored
- Ricky Clark added a hit, RBI and a run scored
- Cam Harris collected three hits and scored three runs
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem added a hit and an RBI
- Josh Dotson went six innings to earn the win
- Brian Boone added a scoreless inning in relief
- Chad Harvey tossed two shutout frames, striking out two

FIRST INNING

- The 'Dogs jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first
- Harris and Dansky started the game with back-to-back singles
- Adams connected on a three-run blast to right to make it 3-0
- Barnett followed with a double
- He scored on Clark's RBI single to push the lead to four
- An RBI single from Jacob LeBron in the bottom of the frame made it 4-1

SECOND INNING

- Dansky's solo shot to right put the Bulldogs back on top by four

THIRD INNING

- Naylor connected on a two-run homer in the third to make it 7-1

SIXTH INNING

- Dansky's sacrifice fly in the sixth plated Naylor to make it 8-2
- Barnett followed with a two-run double to put the 'Dogs in double digits

SEVENTH INNING

- Naylor lined a one-out single in the seventh
- He scored when Dansky was hit by a pitch to make it 11-3
- A bases-loaded walk and hit batter in the bottom of the frame cut the lead to six
- Kade Faircloth added an RBI single to make it 11-7

EIGHTH INNING

- Barnett led off the frame with a single
- An RBI single from Williams-Rhem stretched the Wingate lead back to five

NINTH INNING

- Harris singled to start the ninth
- He scored on an RBI double from Adams to make it 13-7

WRAPUP

- Dotson got the win, moving to 1-1
- He allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings, striking out four and walking one
- Ethan LeBron took the loss, allowing seven runs on eight hits in three innings

GAME TWO | WINGATE 10 NEWBERRY 6

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Newberry 12-10
- The 'Dogs had three of the four extra-base hits including the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left six on base; the Wolves stranded four
- Wingate had the lone stolen base in the game
- Newberry committed the only error
- WU pitching struck out two and walked one; NC had four strikeouts and a walk

KEY BULLDOGS

- Barnett had a homer and three RBI
- Harris went four-for-five with a double, two RBI and three runs scored
- Adams added two hits, two RBI and a run scored
- Andrew McKay collected a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Clark contributed a hit and an RBI
- Dansky had a hit and a pair of runs scored
- Naylor also had a hit and scored a run
- Dylan Story tossed three shutout innings to earn the win

FIRST INNING

- Harris led off the game with a single, then stole second
- He scored on an RBI single from Adams to make it 1-0
- Newberry tied it in the bottom, with Donovan Ford scoring when LeBron was picked off at first base

SECOND INNING

- Ford's RBI single capped a two-run frame to give the Wolves a 3-1 lead

FOURTH INNING

- Ford lined a two-run triple to right to give Newberry a four-run lead
- Luke Compton followed with an RBI single to make it 6-1

FIFTH INNING

- Singles from Harris and Dansky started the inning
- Barnett blasted a three-run shot to cut the lead to two

SIXTH INNING

- The Bulldogs scored six times in the sixth to take a 10-6 lead
- A walk, Naylor single and hit batter loaded the bases with one out
- Harris ripped a two-run double to right center to tie it
- Adams followed with an RBI single to give Wingate a 7-6 lead
- Clark drew a bases-loaded walk to push the lead to two
- McKay followed with a two-run double to right to make it 10-6

WRAPUP

- Story got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- He tossed three shutout innings, striking out two while allowing just one hit
- Kyle Baker took the loss, allowing six runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action this weekend, hosting four games
- The 'Dogs host Findlay Friday at 4 p.m., then take on Lander and Findlay Saturday
- The Bulldogs wrap up the weekend by facing Lander Sunday at 4 p.m.