Box Score Wingate, N.C.----The University of Mount Olive Trojans prevailed 5-2 at Wingate University in NCAA Division II baseball action Tuesday afternoon at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The Trojans improve to 21-8 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 19-11 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Mount Olive out-hit Wingate 8-6
- Each team had three extra-base hits and a homer
- The Trojans left eight on base; the Bulldogs stranded five
- Each team committed an error
- WU Pitching struck out 13 and walked four; UMO struck out seven and walked two

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sean Barnett homered to lead the Wingate offense
- Brett Adams also drove in a run
- Lane Rhodes added a hit and scored a run
- Cam Harris and Ricky Clark each had a double
- Dylan Story struck out six in 3 1/3 innings of work
- Brent Walls tossed a shutout inning of relief with a strikeout
- Cal Riehl struck out two in two shutout innings

FIRST INNING

- A Landon Choboy solo homer got Mount Olive on the board

THIRD INNING

- A Choboy RBI single made it 2-0

FOURTH INNING

- Lane McLean's RBI single pushed the lead to three

SIXTH INNING

- A two-run double from Dylan Jeffries made it 5-0

SIXTH INNING

- Rhodes was hit by a pitch to start the inning
- He moved to third on a Michael Dansky single
- An Adams sacrifice fly plated Rhodes to get the 'Dogs on the board

NINTH INNING

- Barnett connected on his 12th homer of the year to make the final margin 5-2

WRAPUP

- Justin Koehler got the win, tossing four shutout frames, allowing two hits while striking out two
- Story took the loss, allowing two earned runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings, striking out six

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, opening a three-game series at Tusculum at 6 p.m.