Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs blasted six homers Saturday afternoon, while allowing just one run in 16 innings of work to roll to a pair of wins over Mars Hill University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The Bulldogs won the opener 6-1, while rolling to a 10-0 victory in game two to improve to 18-10 overall and 9-4 in the SAC. The Lions fall to 10-19 overall and 3-11 in league play.

GAME ONE | WINGATE 6 MARS HILL 1

KEY STATS

- Each team had six hits
- The 'Dogs had three of the four extra-base hits with all three homers
- Each team left seven on base
- The Lions committed two of the three errors
- Each team had two stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out eight and walked one; MHU had three strikeouts and seven walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sean Barnett was two-for-three with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored
- Brett Adams also homered, driving in two
- Lane Rhodes also connected on a homer for the 'Dogs
- Michael Dansky was one-for-two with two runs scored
- Kelan Hoover allowed one run in seven innings of work, striking out six without a walk
- Dylan Story tossed two shutout frames without allowing a hit

FIRST INNING

- Dansky reached on a one-out bunt single
- Adams followed with a two-run shot to right to give the 'Dogs an early 2-0 lead

FOURTH INNING

- An RBI single from Troutman got the Lions on the board, cutting the lead in half
- Two walks and a Breon Ishmael single loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame
- Barnett scored on a wild pitch to give Wingate a 3-1 lead

SEVENTH INNING

- Dansky drew a one-out walk in the sixth
- Barnett crushed a two-run shot to left to extend the lead to four

EIGHTH INNING

- A solo homer from Rhodes made the final margin 6-1

WRAPUP

- Hoover got the win, moving to 5-1 on the year
- He allowed a run on six hits in seven strong innings, striking out six without a walk
- Brian Smart took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in three innings of work

GAME TWO | WINGATE 10 MARS HILL 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Mars Hill 13-5
- The 'Dogs had five of the seven extra-base hits including all three homers
- The Lions left six on base; the Bulldogs stranded four
- Mars Hill committed two of the three errors
- Wingate had the lone stolen base
- WU pitching struck out six and walked one; MHU had three strikeouts and a walk

KEY BULLDOGS

- Ricky Clark was two-for-three with a double, homer and three RBI
- Barnett went two-for-three with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored
- Adams was two-for-three with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored
- Ishmael went two-for-three with a double, RBI and run scored
- Dansky, Cam Harris and Alex Naylor each added a hit and a run scored
- Bradley Hart collected a pair of hits
- Josh Dotson went the distance, striking out six in seven shutout frames

FIRST INNING

- Dansky started things with a one-out single through the right side
- Adams followed with a two-run homer to right

SECOND INNING

- Williams-Rhem reached on a fielding error to begin the inning
- Clark blasted a two-run shot to right field, making it 4-0
- Naylor singled to left and stole second
- Hart reached on a bunt single and moved to second on a throwing error
- Naylor moved to third on the bunt and scored on the error to push the lead to five

THIRD INNING

- Barnett singled through the left side to start the inning
- Ishmael laced an RBI double to right, plating Barnett to make it 6-0
- Ishmael moved to third on a groundout
- Clark doubled down the left-field line, driving home Ishmael to put the 'Dogs on top by seven

FOURTH INNING

- Harris started the inning with a single to left-center, then moved to second on a wild pitch
- Adams singled to center to put runners on the corners
- Barnett followed with a three-run shot to right to make it 10-0

WRAPUP

- Dotson got the win, moving to 4-2 on the year
- He tossed seven shutout frames, allowing five hits while striking out six and walking one
- Brennan Williams took the loss, allowing seven runs on nine hits in three innings of work

UP NEXT

- The two teams wrap up the three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m.