Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs used a four-run sixth inning to prevail 6-4 at Belmont Abbey College in NCAA Division II baseball action Tuesday night. Wingate improves to 24-17 overall, while the Crusaders fall to 21-18.
KEY STATS
- Belmont Abbey out-hit Wingate 12-10
- The Bulldogs had five of the six extra-base hits; BAC had the lone homer
- Each team had an error
- The Crusaders left 14 on base; the 'Dogs stranded 13
- BAC pitching struck out nine and walked six; WU struck out six and walked five
KEY BULLDOGS
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Cam Harris was three-for-five with a double and two RBI
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Isaiah Williams-Rhem added a double, two RBI and two runs scored
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Lane Rhodes contributed a pair of hits, an RBI and a run scored
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Sean Barnett added a hit and drove in a run
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Breon Ishmael registered a pair of doubles and scored a run
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Ricky Clark contributed a hit and a run scored
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Johnathan Velazquez struck out two in a shutout inning of work for the win
- Barnett tossed a scoreless ninth for the save
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Collin McDougall allowed one earned run in 3 1/3 innings of work
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Chad Harvey added 1 2/3 shutout frames in relief
THIRD INNING
- An RBI single from Garrett Browder gave the Crusaders a 1-0 lead
FOURTH INNING
- Connor Powell's RBI single put Belmont Abbey on top by two
FIFTH INNING
- Barnett got the 'Dogs on the board in the fifth with an RBI double
- A solo shot from Caleb Burr in the bottom of the frame helped BAC take a 4-1 lead
SIXTH INNING
- A Clark single, along with a walk and hit batter loaded the bases for the Bulldogs
- A two-run double from Williams-Rhem pulled Wingate to within a run
- Harris followed with a two-run double to put the 'Dogs on top 5-4
SEVENTH INNING
- Ishmael lined a one-out double to left center
- An RBI single from Rhodes gave Wingate a two-run advantage
WRAPUP
- Velazquez got the win, moving to 2-2 on the year
- He struck out two in a scoreless inning of work
- Barnett notched his second save of the season with a scoreless ninth
- Thomas Paxton took the loss, allowing four runs on three hits in an inning of work
UP NEXT
- The Bulldogs are back in action Friday, opening a three-game home series against Carson-Newman at 6 p.m.
- The teams meet for a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.