Monroe, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 25 hits including six homers Sunday afternoon, picking up victories over Molloy and Shippensburg in NCAA Division II softball action. The Bulldogs topped Molloy 5-2 in the opener, while rolling to a 16-7 victory over Shippensburg to move to 5-7 on the season.
GAME ONE | WINGATE 5 MOLLOY 2
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Molloy 9-6
- The 'Dogs had all five extra-base hits including three homers
- The Lions left five on base; the Bulldogs stranded four
- Wingate had both stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out five and walked two; MU had no strikeouts and one walk
KEY BULLDOGS
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Hannah Stevens was three-for-three with two homers, three RBI and two runs scored
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Laney McLaurin homered and drove in two
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Damyia McFadden added two hits, two stolen bases and a run scored
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Hali Scott collected a double
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Jillian Thomas struck out three in three shutout frames to earn the win
FIRST INNING
- An RBI single from Natalie Moussa gave Molloy an early 1-0 lead
SECOND INNING
- Amaya Page's RBI single in the second gave the Lions a two-run lead
FOURTH INNING
- Scott led off the inning with a double
- Stevens followed with a two-run homer to left to tie it at two
FIFTH INNING
- McFadden got things started with a one-out single
- McLaurin lined a two-run homer to center to put the 'Dogs on top 4-2
- Stevens followed with a solo shot to make the final margin 5-2
WRAPUP
- Thomas got the win, allowing just one hit in three shutout innings, striking out three
- Stevie Dabbadie took the loss, allowing five runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings
GAME TWO | WINGATE 16 SHIPPENSBURG 7 (6 Innings)
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Shippensburg 16-6
- The 'Dogs had seven of the 10 extra-base hits and three of the four homers
- The Bulldogs left six on base; the Raiders stranded three
- Shippensburg committed two of the three errors
- Each team had one stolen base
- WU pitching struck out nine and walked three; SU had one strikeout and five walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Savanna Brooks was three-for-four with a double, homer, six RBI and two runs scored
- Scott went three-for-four with two homers and five RBI
- Thomas was three-for-four with a double, RBI and two runs scored
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Jaden Burns added a double, RBI and two runs scored
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Stephanie Perry collected a pair of hits and drove in a run
- McFadden was two-for-five with a run scored
- McLaurin collected a hit and scored twice
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Kylie LaRousa drew three walks and scored twice
- Stevens added a hit and a run scored
- Thomas allowed one earned run in 4 1/3 innings to notch her second win of the day
FIRST INNING
- An RBI single from Caitlyn Martell gave the Raiders an early 1-0 lead
- Wingate answered with four runs in the bottom of the frame
- Scott's solo homer tied it at one
- Stevens followed with a double, while LaRousa drew a walk
- An RBI double from Burns gave the 'Dogs the lead
- Brooks followed with a two-run double to make it 4-1
SECOND INNING
- Shippensburg scored five times in the second to regain the lead
- Martell had the big blow, a three-run homer to make it 6-4
THIRD INNING
- An RBI single from Rilee Erlacher gave the Raiders a 7-4 advantage
- LaRousa drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the frame, then scored on an error to cut the lead to two
- Perry's RBI single made it 7-6
FOURTH INNING
- Thomas started the inning with a double
- She scored on Scott's RBI single to tie it at seven
- Brooks connected on a three-run homer to left center to put the 'Dogs on top 10-7
SIXTH INNING
- A walk and an error put runners on second and third to start the WU sixth
- An RBI single from Brooks put the Bulldogs on top by four
- A wild pitch extended the lead to five
- Thomas added an RBI single to make it 13-7
- Scott ended the game with a three-run shot to right center to make it 16-7
WRAPUP
- Thomas got the win, allowing an earned run on four hits in 4 1/3 innings, striking out fiv
- Dani Hayward took the loss, allowing six runs on eight hits in three innings
UP NEXT
- Wingate travels to Francis Marion Saturday and Sunday for four games
- The 'Dogs face the Patriots and St. Thomas Aquinas
