Wingate, N.C.----The Lander University Bearcats prevailed 12-1 at Wingate University in NCAA Division II baseball action Sunday afternoon at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The Bearcats improve to 11-4 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 10-5 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Lander out-hit Wingate 16-5
- The Bearcats had seven of the nine extra-base hits and two of the three homers
- The 'Dogs left eight on base; Lander stranded seven
- Wingate had all three errors in the contest
- Lander had all three stolen bases
- LU pitching struck out 15 and walked two; WU had 10 strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sean Barnett homered for the Bulldogs
- Alex Naylor went two-for-four with a double
- Michael Dansky and Cameron Carraway each added a hit
- Charlie Carpenter struck out one in a scoreless inning of relief
- Jonathan Velazquez struck out five in 2 1/3 innings of relief

THIRD INNING

- An RBI single from Ethan Wilder gave Lander a 2-0 lead

FOURTH INNING

- A Taichi Nakao RBI single and Wingate error allowed two more runs to score, making it 4-0
- Barnett connected on a solo shot to center to get the Bulldogs on the board

FIFTH INNING

- A solo shot from Connor Droze made it 5-1

SEVENTH INNING

- An RBI single from Chris Manriquez pushed the lead to five

EIGHTH INNING

- Lander scored six times in the eighth
- A two-run double from Ethan Wilder and two-run homer from Droze highlighted the frame

WRAPUP

- Bennet Nance got the win, allowing a run on four hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out seven and walking one
- Carson Morton took the loss, allowing two earned runs on five hits in three innings, striking out two

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Belmont Abbey at 4 p.m.