Wingate, N.C.----The Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears won both games of Saturday's South Atlantic Conference baseball doubleheader at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The Bears rallied for a 14-12 11-inning win in game one, while prevailing 7-1 in game two to improve to 25-18 overall and 12-12 in the SAC. The Bulldogs fall to 24-17 overall and 16-8 in league play.

GAME ONE | LENOIR-RHYNE 14 WINGATE 12 (11 Innings)

KEY STATS

- Lenoir-Rhyne out-hit Wingate 20-19
- The Bears had 11 of the 15 extra-base hits and six of the seven homers
- The Bulldogs left 14 on base; LR stranded 10
- Lenoir-Rhyne had four of the six stolen bases
- LR pitching struck out 13 and walked six; WU had 12 strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Isaiah Williams-Rhem was six-for-seven with a double, three RBI and three runs scored
- Sean Barnett went five-for-seven with a double, homer, three RBI and three runs scored
- Cam Harris added two hits including a double, driving in two runs and scoring a run
- Brett Adams was three-for-six with two RBI and a run scored
- Ricky Clark and Jake Courville each drove in a run
- Alex Naylor added a hit and scored a run

FIRST INNING

- A two-run homer from Cole Stanford capped a four-run first for the Bears
- Williams-Rhem started the bottom of the frame with a double
- He scored on Barnett's RBI single to make it 4-1

SECOND INNING

- Naylor drew a two-out walk, then moved to second on another walk
- An RBI single from Williams-Rhem pulled the 'Dogs to within two

FOURTH INNING

- An RBI triple from Khi Holiday gave LR a 5-2 advantage

FIFTH INNING

- A solo shot from Blake Bean put the Bears on top by four
- Wingate scored four times in the bottom of the frame to tie it
- Barnett led off the inning with a double, then scored on an Adams RBI single
- Courville drew a bases-loaded walk to make it a two-run game
- Williams-Rhem followed with a two-run single to tie it at six

SIXTH INNING

- Barnett and Adams started the inning with singles
- Clark's sacrifice fly gave Wingate a 7-6 lead

SEVENTH INNING

- Courville was hit by a pitch, then moved to third on a Williams-Rhem single
- A two-run single from Harris gave the 'Dogs a 9-6 lead
- Barnett connected on a two-run homer to make it 11-6

EIGHTH INNING

- The Bears scored five times to tie it at 11
- A two-run double from Cole Laskowski made it 11-8
- Sal Carricato pulled LR within a run with a two-run homer
- Bean followed with a solo shot to right center to make it 11-11

NINTH INNING

- A solo shot from Zach Evans gave the Bears a 12-11 lead
- Williams-Rhem led off the bottom of the inning with a single
- He scored on a two-out RBI single from Adams, sending the game to extra innings

ELEVENTH INNING

- An RBI double from Stallings gave the Bears the lead
- Holiday added an RBI single to make it 14-12
- Williams-Rhem and Harris started the bottom of the frame with singles
- Two strikeouts and a groundout ended the threat

WRAPUP

- Tyler Parks got the win, tossing two shutout frames with five strikeouts
- Brent Walls took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits in three innings of work

GAME TWO | LENOIR-RHYNE 7 WINGATE 1

KEY STATS

- LR out-hit Wingate 7-6
- The Bears had both extra-base hits; both were homers
- The Bulldogs left five on base; Lenoir-Rhyne stranded two
- Wingate committed the lone error of the game
- The Bears had both stolen bases
- LR pitching struck out six and walked two
- WU pitching struck out four and walked two

KEY BULLDOGS

- Williams-Rhem was two-for-two in game two
- Owen Crevalt drove in a run
- Breon Ishmael contributed a hit and scored a run

FOURTH INNING

- A three-run shot from Stanford gave the Bears a 3-0 lead

SEVENTH INNING

- Tyler McPeak led off the frame with a solo shot
- A Holiday RBI single capped the four-run frame, giving LR a 7-0 lead
- Ishmael led off the bottom of the inning with a single, then went to second on Clark's single
- He scored on Crevalt's RBI groundout to make it 7-1

WRAPUP

- Kellen Gradisar got the win, allowing a run on six hits in seven innings, striking out six and walking two
- Carson Morton took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out three

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Belmont Abbey for a 6 p.m. start