Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University outfielder Ricky Clark had a grand slam and seven RBI Friday night, as the Bulldogs piled up a season-high 18-runs on a season-high 23 hits in an 18-8 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate improves to 24-15 overall and 16-6 in the SAC, while the Bears fall to 23-18 overall and 10-12 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Lenoir-Rhyne 23-14
- The Bulldogs had four of the six extra-base hits with the lone homer
- The Bears left 16 on base; the 'Dogs stranded nine
- Each team committed two errors on the night
- Lenoir-Rhyne had all five stolen bases
- Wingate scored in seven of eight innings, scoring multiple runs in four frames
- WU pitching struck out 11 and walked six; LR had seven strikeouts and seven walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Clark was four-for-five with a grand slam, seven RBI and two runs scored
- Breon Ishmael went three-for-four with a double, three RBI and two runs scored
- Cam Harris was three-for-five with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored
- Sean Barnett added two hits, two RBI and two runs scored
- Alex Naylor went four-for-five with a double, RBI and a run scored
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem collected two hits, an RBI and two runs scored
- Jake Courville also had a pair of hits, driving in a run while scoring twice
- Nathan Nygaard registered a hit and an RBI
- Brett Adams added a hit and scored twice; Lane Rhodes had a hit and a run scored
- Jordan Howard struck out three in three innings of work to earn the win
- Kelan Hoover struck out five in three innings of work
- Harrison Miller added three strikeouts in two innings

FIRST INNING

- A Tyler McPeak RBI single and Zach Evans bases-loaded walk gave LR a 2-0 lead
- Harris ripped a one-out triple to right, then scored on Barnett's sacrifice fly to get WU on the board

SECOND INNING

- An RBI single from Sal Carricato pushed the Lenoir-Rhyne lead back to two
- Singles from Clark and Naylor put two on for the 'Dogs in the bottom of the frame
- Courville's RBI single plated Clark to cut the lead to one
- A two-run single from Harris put the 'Dogs on top 4-3

THIRD INNING

- Ishmael lined a one-out double to left center
- He scored on Clark's RBI single to give the Bulldogs a two-run lead

FOURTH INNING

- A Blake Bean RBI single and McPeak RBI groundout tied it at five
- Singles from Williams-Rhem and Harris, along with an Ishmael walk loaded the bases
- Clark connected on a grand slam to right, giving the 'Dogs a 9-5 advantage
- Rhodes followed with a single
- He scored on Naylor's RBI double to give Wingate a five-run lead

FIFTH INNING

- Two walks and an error loaded the bases for the Bulldogs
- Ishmael's two-run single made it 12-5
- Clark followed with a sacrifice fly to make it an eight-run game

SIXTH INNING

- An RBI single from Evans made it 13-6

SEVENTH INNING

- Singles from Barnett and Adams started the inning
- Clark's RBI groundout gave the Bulldogs a 14-6 advantage

EIGHTH INNING

- RBI singles from Bryce Stober and Cole Laskowski cut the lead to six
- Wingate answered with four in the bottom of the frame to end it
- Courville started it with a single, then scored on a Williams-Rhem RBI single
- Barnett's RBI single made it 16-8
- Ishmael ripped an RBI single to center to push the lead to nine
- Nygaard's RBI single plated Adams, ending the game at 18-8

WRAPUP

- Howard got the win, moving to 2-0 on the year
- He allowed a run on two hits in three innings, striking out three
- Dillon Chapa took the loss, allowing 10 runs on 13 hits in 3 2/3 innings

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs and Bears wrap up the three-game series with a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday