Gaffney, S.C.----Wingate University All-SAC pitchers Sydney Kale and Raechel Cutcher were dominant Wednesday afternoon, shutting out the Limestone University Saints all day as the 11th-ranked Bulldogs swept a South Atlantic Conference softball doubleheader. Wingate won the opener 7-0, while prevailing 4-0 in game two to improve to 35-6 overall and 13-1 in the SAC. The Saints fall to 20-16 overall and 5-11 in league play. The Bulldogs have won 15 straight and 24 of their last 26 overall.

GAME ONE | #11 WINGATE 7 LIMESTONE 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Limestone 10-2
- The Bulldogs had all three extra-base hits including the lone homer
- The 'Dogs had all four stolen bases while the Saints were caught on their only attempt
- Wingate left five on base; Limestone stranded four
- WU pitching struck out eight and walked three; LU had five strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Cutcher tossed six shutout frames, allowing two hits while striking out eight
- Raelynn Kramer homered for the Bulldogs
- Kale was three-for-four with a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Heaven Maness went two-for-four with an RBI
- Hannah Stevens added a hit, two RBI and a run scored
- Savanna Brooks contributed a hit, RBI and run scored
- Kaylee Hobgood collected a hit, two stolen bases and a pair of runs scored
- Laney McLaurin added a double for the 'Dogs

FIRST INNING

- Hobgood walked, stole second, then moved to third on a Kale single
- A sacrifice fly from Stevens plated Hobgood to get the 'Dogs on the board

SECOND INNING

- Kramer crushed a solo shot to left center to give Wingate a two-run lead

FIFTH INNING

- McLaurin ripped a one-out double down the left field line
- Kale's RBI single drove home pinch-runner Riley Davis to make it 3-0

SEVENTH INNING

- Hobgood started a two-out rally with a single, then stole second
- She scored on Kale's RBI double to extend the lead to four
- Brooks followed with an RBI single to plate Kale
- A Stevens RBI single pushed the lead to six
- Maness followed with Wingate's fourth straight hit, an RBI single to make it 7-0

WRAPUP

- Cutcher got the win, moving to 12-1 on the year
- She allowed just two infield hits in her six shutout frames, striking out eight and walking two
- Hali Scott tossed the final inning without allowing a hit
- Chelsey Stonesifer took the loss, allowing seven runs on 10 hits in seven innings of work

GAME TWO | #11 WINGATE 4 LIMESTONE 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Limestone 6-4
- Each team had one extra-base hit
- The 'Dogs left 10 on base; the Saints stranded seven
- The Bulldogs had the lone stolen base
- The Saints committed two of the three errors
- WU pitching struck out three and walked two; LU had two strikeouts and nine walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kale went the distance, allowing just four hits in seven shutout frames
- Katy Kahlich was three-for-four with two RBI and two runs scored
- Scott added a hit and drove in a run
- Kramer also drove in a run in game two
- Maness notched a double and scored a run
- Brooks also scored a run

SECOND INNING

- Kahlich reached on a one-out single, then moved to third on a Ragan Liles single
- An RBI groundout from Kramer got the 'Dogs on the board

FOURTH INNING

- Kahlich led off the frame with a single, then moved to second on a Liles sacrifice
- She scored on an RBI single from Scott to make it 2-0

SEVENTH INNING

- A Brooks walk and Maness double put runners on second and third
- Kahlich's two-run single put the 'Dogs on top by four

WRAPUP

- Kale got the win, moving to 8-0 on the year
- She tossed seven shutout frames, allowing four hits while striking out three and walking two
- Breanna Clayton took the loss, allowing two runs on four hits in five innings, walking seven

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Emory & Henry for a 1 p.m. doubleheader