Wise, Va.----Wingate University outfielder
Ricky Clark connected on two of Wingate's five homers Saturday afternoon, as the Bulldogs rolled to an 11-3 victory at UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 21-14 overall and 13-6 in the SAC, while the Cavaliers fall to 11-25 overall and 7-12 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit UVA Wise 12-6
- The 'Dogs had six of the eight extra-base hits, including five of the six homers
- The Bulldogs left nine on base; the Cavs stranded four
- UVA Wise committed all three errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out six and walked one; UVAW had seven strikeouts and seven walks
KEY BULLDOGS
- Clark went three-for-five with a double, two homers and three RBI to lead the attack
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Breon Ishmael was three-for-four with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored
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Brett Adams homered, drove in three runs and scored twice
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Jake Courville also connected on a homer
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Isaiah Williams-Rhem and
Cam Harris each added a hit and run scored
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Sean Barnett scored a pair of runs
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Kelan Hoover went 7 2/3 innings, allowing just two runs to earn the win
FIRST INNING
- A Williams-Rhem single and Barnett walk put two on for Wingate
- Ishmael's RBI single plated Williams-Rhem, with Barnett scoring on an error to make it 2-0
SECOND INNING
- Clark led off the frame with a solo shot to push the lead to three
THIRD INNING
- Barnett reached on an error to start the inning
- Ishmael's two-run blast made it 5-0
EIGHTH INNING
- The Bulldogs scored six times in the eighth to hit double digits
- Courville's first career homer was a solo shot to start the scoring
- Harris and Barnett drew back-to-back two-out walks
- Adams crushed a three-run shot to right, making it 9-0
- Ishmael followed with a single
- Clark's two-run homer made it 11-0
WRAPUP
- Hoover got the win, moving to 6-1 on the year
- He allowed two runs on four hits in 7 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking one
- Justin Snider took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits in six innings of work
UP NEXT
- The teams wrap up the series with a Sunday doubleheader, starting at 1 p.m.