Salisbury, N.C.----The Catawba College Indians swept a doubleheader over visiting Wingate University Saturday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. The Indians won the opener 11-5, while rallying for a 7-6 victory in game two to improve to 37-12 overall and 24-6 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 27-21 overall and 18-12 in league play.

GAME ONE | #21 CATAWBA 11 WINGATE 5

KEY STATS

- Catawba out-hit Wingate 13-5
- The Indians had four of the six extra-base hits and two of the three homers
- Catawba left eight on base; the 'Dogs stranded four
- Each team committed an error
- Catawba pitching struck out seven and walked three; WU had four strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Brett Adams was two-for-four with a double, homer and three RBI
- Breon Ishmael added a hit and an RBI
- Cam Harris and Sean Barnett each contributed a hit and a pair of runs scored
- Brian Boone tossed two shutout frames

FIRST INNING

- Levi Perrell led off the frame with a solo homer to get Catawba on the board

SECOND INNING

- An RBI double from Cole Hales put the Indians on top by three

THIRD INNING

- A solo homer from Logan Rogers made it 4-0

FOURTH INNING

- Dylan Driver added an RBI single to extend the lead to five

FIFTH INNING

- Cooper Bryson capped a three-run fifth with a two-run double to give Catawba an 8-0 lead

SEVENTH INNING

- A Harris single and Barnett walk started the inning
- An RBI single from Ishmael got the Bulldogs on the board
- An error allowed Barnett to score, making it 8-2

EIGHTH INNING

- A walk and Barnett single put two on for the 'Dogs
- Adams crushed a three-run shot to right to make it an 8-5 game
- A Bulldog error in the bottom of the frame allowed two runs to score
- Bo Rusher added an RBI single to make it 11-5

WRAPUP

- Payne Stolsworth got the win, allowing four runs on four hits in 7 2/3 innings, striking out five
- Josh Dotson took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits in three innings, striking out one

GAME TWO | #21 CATAWBA 7 WINGATE 6

KEY STATS

- Each team had eight hits
- Each team had three extra-base hits; Wingate had all three homers
- The Indians left nine on base; the Indians stranded seven
- The Bulldogs had the lone stolen base of the game
- Catawba committed the lone error
- Catawba pitching struck out eight and walked three; WU had seven strikeouts and eight walks
- The Bulldog pitching staff hit three batters; the Indians hit a pair of batters

KEY BULLDOGS

- Barnett homered and drove in three runs
- Michael Dansky added a homer and two RBI
- Ishmael was two-for-three with a homer and two runs scored
- Harris went three-for-four with a run scored
- Bradley Hart was one-for-two with a run scored
- Carson Morton went five innings without allowing an earned run, striking out six

SECOND INNING

- Ishmael was hit by a pitch to start the inning
- Dansky followed with a two-run shot to right to give the 'Dogs the lead

THIRD INNING

- A sacrifice fly from Drew Robertson cut the lead in half

FIFTH INNING

- A hit batter and Harris single put runners on the corners for the Bulldogs
- Barnett connected on a three-run homer to center to make it 5-1
- Ishmael added a solo shot, putting the 'Dogs on top by five

SIXTH INNING

- A two-run single from Sam Hunter pulled Catawba within three
- Rusher followed with a two-run double to make it 6-5

SEVENTH INNING

- Bryson started the Catawba rally with a one-out double to right center
- He scored on back-to-back wild pitches to tie it at six
- Two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases with two outs
- Hunter drew a bases-loaded walk to end it

WRAPUP

- Hayden Simmerson got the win, allowing two runs on five hits in 2 2/3 innings, striking out four
- Barnett took the loss, allowing two runs on a hit in two-thirds of an inning, striking out one and walking three

UP NEXT

- Wingate wraps up the regular season Monday, traveling to Erskine for a 2 p.m. start