Wingate, N.C.----The 12th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs plated 20 more runs Sunday afternoon, rolling to a doubleheader sweep over the King University Tornado in NCAA Division II softball action Sunday afternoon. Wingate won the opener 11-5, while prevailing 9-1 in five innings in game two to improve to 31-6 overall, while King falls to 17-13 on the season. The 'Dogs riding an 11-game winning streak and are now 14-0 at home this year.

GAME ONE | #12 WINGATE 11 KING 5

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit King 11-8
- The Tornado had three of the five extra-base hits including both homers
- The Bulldogs left eight on base; King stranded five
- The Tornado committed seven of the eight errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out nine without a walk; King had three strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Laney McLaurin was two-for-four with three RBI and a run scored
- Heaven Maness went two-for-four with a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Savanna Brooks added a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Katy Kahlich drove in a pair of runs and scored twice
- Raelynn Kramer went two-for-four with an RBI and a run scored
- Hannah Stevens contributed a pair of hits and scored a run
- Ragan Liles added a hit and two runs scored
- Kaylee Hobgood had a hit and scored a run
- Hali Scott struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings to earn the win

FIRST INNING

- A two-run homer from Tinsley Thompson gave the Tornado an early 3-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- The Bulldogs scored seven in the second to take the lead
- An error and walk started the frame, while an RBI single from Kramer got Wingate on the board
- McLaurin followed with a two-run single to tie it at three
- Brooks ripped a two-run double to left center to put the 'Dogs on top
- Maness drove home two more runs to make it 7-3

THIRD INNING

- Liles started the inning with a single
- She scored on another King error to give Wingate an 8-4 advantage

SIXTH INNING

- A Stevens single and Maness double put two on
- Kahlich laid down a squeeze bunt to plate Stevens, while Maness also came home to score
- McLaurin drove home Kahlich to cap the scoring in game one

WRAPUP

- Scott got the win, moving to 11-4 on the season
- She allowed two runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out eight without a walk
- Nikole Counts took the loss, allowing 11 runs on 11 hits in six innings of work

GAME TWO | #12 WINGATE 9 KING 1

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit King 9-3
- Each team had an extra-base hit; the 'Dogs had the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left five on base; King stranded three
- The Tornado had both errors in the contest
- The Bulldogs had both stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out eight and walked one; King had three strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Raelynn Kramer had a hit, three RBI and a run scored
- Ragan Liles connected on a homer, driving in two and scoring twice
- Maness collected a hit, two RBI and a run scored
- Stevens registered a hit, RBI and run scored
- McLaurin also had a hit and drove in a run
- Brooks and Sydney Kale also scored a run apiece
- Raechel Cutcher struck out six in three innings of work to earn the win
- Raleigh Dudley tossed two shutout frames, striking out two

FIRST INNING

- An RBI single from Haylee Dye gave King an early 1-0 lead
- The 'Dogs answered with seven runs in the bottom of the frame
- A walk, error and hit batter loaded the bases with no outs
- Stevens got the Bulldogs on the board with an RBI single
- Maness followed with a two-run single to put the 'Dogs on top
- Kramer ripped a two-run single down the left field line to make it 5-1
- Liles scored on a wild pitch to push the lead to five
- McLaurin's RBI single capped the scoring in the frame, making it 7-1

SECOND INNING

- Kahlich reached on a two-out error
- Liles followed with a two-run shot to left to give Wingate a 9-1 lead

WRAPUP

- Cutcher got the win, moving to 10-1 on the year
- She allowed a run on three hits in three innings, striking out six
- Savana Luper took the loss, allowing seven runs on four hits in one-third of an inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, traveling to Carson-Newman for a 12 p.m. doubleheader