Mount Olive, N.C.----The 16th-ranked University of Mount Olive Trojans scored six runs in the first two innings Tuesday afternoon en route to a 12-4 victory over Wingate University in NCAA Division II baseball action. The Trojans improve to 25-8 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 20-14 on the season.
KEY STATS
- Mount Olive out-hit Wingate 10-9
- The Trojans had both extra-base hits
- UMO left 14 on base; the 'Dogs stranded 10
- Mount Olive had all four stolen bases
- The Bulldogs committed both errors
- UMO pitching struck out 14 and walked four; WU had five strikeouts and 12 walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Sean Barnett was two-for-four with an RBI
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Isaiah Williams-Rhem added a hit, RBI and run scored
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Brett Adams contributed a hit and an RBI
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Jake Courville had two hits and scored a pair of runs
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Alex Naylor collected a hit and scored a run
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Harrison Miller tossed 1 2/3 shutout frames
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Brian Boone added a shutout inning of relief
FIRST INNING
- An RBI single from Vito Patierno got Mount Olive on the board
- Three straight bases-loaded walks put the Trojans on top 5-0
SECOND INNING
- An RBI single from Case Kermode extended the lead to six
THIRD INNING
- Courville led off the inning with a single, then moved to second on a Barnett single
- An RBI single from Adams got the 'Dogs on the board
FOURTH INNING
- An RBI double from Joshua Kabayama pushed the UMO lead back to six
FIFTH INNING
- A two-run double from Alden Cottle made it 9-1
SIXTH INNING
- Four walks and a hit batter plated two more Mount Olive runs
- An RBI groundout from Mike Kenney made it 12-1
SEVENTH INNING
- Courville reached on a one-out single
- He scored on Barnett's RBI single
- Williams-Rhem scored on a wild pitch to make it 12-3
EIGHTH INNING
- Singles from Naylor and Bradley Hart put two on for the 'Dogs
- An RBI single from Williams-Rhem made the final margin 12-4
WRAPUP
- Justin Koehler got the win, allowing a run on four hits in six innings, striking out seven
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Dylan Story took the loss, allowing five runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning, walking three
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Friday, opening a three-game SAC series at UVA Wise at 6 p.m.