Harrogate, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs closed out a three-game series with an 11-5 victory at Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 15-10 overall and 8-4 in the SAC, while the Railsplitters fall to 18-8 overall and 10-5 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit LMU 16-6
- The 'Dogs had six of the seven extra-base hits; each team homered
- The Bulldogs left 11 on base; the Railsplitters stranded nine
- Lincoln Memorial committed three of the four errors
- WU pitching struck out five and walked four; LMU had eight strikeouts and seven walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Lane Rhodes was two-for-five with a homer and two RBI
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Brett Adams went three-for-six with a double and three RBI
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Alex Naylor collected a double, to RBI and a run scored
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Ricky Clark added a hit, two RBI and a run scored
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Breon Ishmael and Sean Barnett each added a hit, RBI and run scored
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Michael Dansky was two-for-five with a double and three runs scored
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Cam Harris added a pair of hits and scored a run
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Isaiah Williams-Rhem had a hit and a pair of runs scored
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Jonethan Velazquez allowed a run in 3 1/3 innings, striking out three to earn the win
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Jordan Howard tossed two shutout frames
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Chad Harvey also tossed two shutout innings, striking out two
- Barnett struck out all three he faced in the ninth
FIRST INNING
- Kurth started the scoring with a two-run single
- Goda drew a bases-loaded walk to cap LMU's four-run first inning
SECOND INNING
- Williams-Rhem lined a one-out double to left
- He scored when Naylor reached on an error to get the 'Dogs on the board
THIRD INNING
- Dansky drew a one-out walk, then moved to second on a passed ball
- He scored on an Adams RBI double to make it a two-run game
FIFTH INNING
- Ishmael's RBI double plated Barnett to make it 4-3
- Clark's RBI groundout drove home Ishmael to tie it at four
- Naylor followed with an RBI double to put the 'Dogs on top
- Rhodes connected on a two-run homer to give Wingate a 7-4 lead
SIXTH INNING
- Dansky started the frame with a single
- He scored on an RBI single from Adams to make it 8-5
- Clark's RBI single gave the Bulldogs a four-run cushion
SEVENTH INNING
- A Harris single and Dansky double put runners on second and third
- Adams plated Harris with an RBI groundout
- Barnett's RBI single drove home Dansky to make it 11-5
WRAPUP
- Velazquez got the win, moving to 1-2 on the year
- He allowed a run on two hits in 3 1/3 innings, striking out three
- Carter White took the loss, allowing three runs on two hits in one-third of an inning
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Tuesday for a 6 p.m. start at Francis Marion
- The 'Dogs host Mars Hill for a three-game series this weekend, starting Friday at 6 p.m.
