Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University senior first baseman Brett Adams blasted a pair of homers and drove in six runs Friday afternoon, leading the Bulldogs to a 16-8 victory over Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate improves to 26-17 overall and 17-8 in the SAC, while the Eagles fall to 22-19 overall and 15-10 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Carson-Newman 18-13
- The 'Dogs had eight of the 12 extra-base hits including four of the seven homers
- The Bulldogs left five on base; the Eagles stranded four
- Each team committed an error
- Carson-Newman had the lone stolen base
- WU pitching struck out seven without a walk; C-N had four strikeouts and a walk

KEY BULLDOGS

- Adams was four-for-five with two doubles, two homers, six RBI and three runs scored
- Sean Barnett went three-for-four with a homer, four RBI and five runs scored
- Lane Rhodes was also three-for-four with a homer, driving in two runs and scoring twice
- Breon Ishmael went two-for-five with a double and a pair of RBI
- Isaiah William-Rhem contributed two hits, an RBI and a run scored
- Jake Courville also had a pair of hits, driving in a run and scoring twice
- Michael Dansky added a hit and two runs; Cam Harris collected a hit and scored a run
- Brent Walls allowed just one run in 4 2/3 innings to earn the win, striking out three
- Kelan Hoover struck out four in 4 1/3 innings of work

FIRST INNING

- Adams started the scoring with a two-run bomb to center to give WU an early 2-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- Travis led off the frame with a solo shot to right to cut the lead in half
- Rhodes crushed a solo homer to left in the bottom of the frame to push the lead back to two

THIRD INNING

- The Eagles scored five runs in the sixth to take the lead
- Travis had the big blow, a three-run homer to give C-N a 6-3 advantage
- Barnett was hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom of the frame
- He moved to third on an Adams double
- Ishmael ripped a two-run double to right center to pull the 'Dogs to within a run

FOURTH INNING

- An RBI single from Williams gave Carson-Newman a 7-5 advantage
- Wingate scored three times in the bottom of the frame to regain the lead
- Singles from Courville and Williams-Rhem started the inning
- Barnett's RBI single made it a one-run game
- Adams split the gap in left center for a two-run double to put the 'Dogs on top 8-7

FIFTH INNING

- The Bulldogs scored five times in the fifth to extend the lead
- Dansky was hit by a pitch to start the frame, then moved to third on a Rhodes single
- Courville's RBI single plated Dansky to make it 9-7
- Williams-Rhem followed with an RBI single to put the 'Dogs in double figures
- Barnett launched a three-run homer to right to give Wingate a 13-7 lead

SIXTH INNING

- Dansky started things with a one-out single
- He scored on an RBI double from Rhodes to put the Bulldogs on top by seven

SEVENTH INNING

- Barnett lined a one-out single to right center
- Adams crushed his second homer of the day and 14th of the season to right, making it 16-7

WRAPUP

- Walls got the win, moving to 5-3 on the year
- He allowed just one run on four hits in 4 2/3 innings in relief, striking out three without a walk
- Noah Pridmore took the loss, allowing 11 runs on 12 hits in four innings of work

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs and Eagles meet for a doubleheader Saturday, starting at 1 p.m.
- Wingate will honor 14 seniors in a Senior Day ceremony at 12:30 p.m.