Wingate, N.C.----The UNC Pembroke Braves picked up a 9-6 victory at Wingate University in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field Tuesday night. The Braves improve to 29-10 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 23-15 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Each team had 11 hits
- UNCP had eight of the 11 extra-base hits and three of the four homers
- The Bulldogs left 10 on base; the Braves stranded seven
- The 'Dogs committed three of the four errors in the contest
- Pembroke had three of the five stolen bases
- UNCP pitching struck out 12 and walked three; WU had 11 strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Brett Adams homered and drove in three runs for the Bulldogs
- Sean Barnett was four-for-five with two RBI and a run scored
- Isaiah Williams-Rhem added a pair of triples, scoring twice
- Lane Rhodes contributed a hit and drove in a run
- Cam Harris added a hit and scored a run
- Breon Ishmael also scored a run for the 'Dogs
- Charlie Carpenter struck out four in two innings of work
- Brent Walls tossed 1 2/3 shutout frames

FIRST INNING

- Spencer Faulkner led off the game with a solo homer
- Harris reached on a one-out single in the bottom of the frame, then went to third on Barnett's single
- A sacrifice fly from Adams tied it at one

SECOND INNING

- A two-run homer from Faulkner gave the Braves a 3-1 advantage

THIRD INNING

- Williams-Rhem led off the frame with a triple
- Barnett's RBI single pulled the 'Dogs to within a run

FOURTH INNING

- Faulkner's RBI single pushed the lead back to two
- An RBI single from Michael Dolberry made it 5-2
- Kody O'Connor added a two-run homer to give the Braves a five-run lead

FIFTH INNING

- Williams-Rhem started the inning with a triple
- Barnett's RBI single made it a four-run game
- Adams followed with a two-run homer to right, making it 7-5

SIXTH INNING

- A sacrifice fly from Faulkner extended UNCP's lead back to three

SEVENTH INNING

- Ishmael drew a leadoff walk, then stole second
- He scored when Rhodes reached on an error, making it 8-6

EIGHTH INNING

- Dolberry's RBI double put UNC Pembroke on top 9-6

WRAPUP

- Kasen McCawley got the win, allowing two runs on five hits in 2 2/3 innings
- Collin McDougall took the loss, allowing five earned runs on seven hits in four innings, striking out six
- Chase Jernigan tossed the final 1 1/3 innings without allowing a run to earn the save

UP NEXT

- Wingate opens a three-game SAC series at home Friday night against Lenoir-Rhyne
- The Bulldogs and Braves wrap up the series Saturday with a 1 p.m. doubleheader