Florence, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs scored 10 runs in the fifth inning Tuesday night, cruising to a 17-3 victory at Francis Marion University in NCAA Division II baseball action. Wingate improves to 16-10 overall, while the Patriots fall to 13-13 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Francis Marion 12-5
- The 'Dogs had three of the four extra-base hits with the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left six on base; the Patriots stranded five
- Each team committed an error
- WU pitching struck out eight and walked two; FMU had nine strikeouts and 13 walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Lane Rhodes had a homer, four RBI and two runs scored
- Brett Adams was two-for-four with a triple, three RBI and two runs scored
- Sean Barnett added a hit, two RBI and two runs scored
- Cam Harris added a hit, RBI and run scored, while drawing three walks
- Michael Dansky had a hit, RBI, run scored and drew a pair of walks
- Breon Ishmael contributed a double, RBI and run scored
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem and Jalen Evans each added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Ricky Clark and Alex Naylor each had a hit and two runs scored
- Carson Morton tossed 2 1/3 shutout innings to earn the win
- Brent Walls, Jordan Howard and Charlie Carpenter each added a shutout frame in relief

FIRST INNING

- A Noah Stout two-run single capped a three-run first for the Patriots

SECOND INNING

- A Clark two-out single and Naylor walk put two on for the Bulldogs
- Rhodes connected on a three-run bomb to tie it at three

THIRD INNING

- Barnett lined a one-out single to left, then scored on Ishmael's RBI double to put the 'Dogs on top

FIFTH INNING

- A Dansky walk, Adams single and hit batter loaded the bases to start the inning
- Ishmael drew a bases-loaded walk to plate the first run, while a wild pitch allowed Adams to score
- An RBI single from Williams-Rhem made it 7-3
- Rhodes, Harris and Dansky drew three straight bases-loaded walks to put the 'Dogs in double figures
- Adams ripped a three-run triple to right to make it 13-3
- Barnett plated Adams with a sacrifice fly to put the Bulldogs on top by 11

SIXTH INNING

- Two walks and a Naylor single loaded the bases for Wingate
- An RBI single from Evans made it 15-3, while a wild pitch allowed Naylor to score
- Barnett's sacrifice fly gave the 'Dogs a 17-3 advantage

WRAPUP

- Morton got the win, striking out two in 2 1/3 innings without allowing a hit to move to 2-1

UP NEXT

- Wingate hosts Mars Hill for a three-game series this weekend, starting Friday at 6 p.m.