Hickory, N.C.----The #18 Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears connected on seven homers Friday afternoon, prevailing 9-2 against Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. The Bears improve to 11-1 overall and 1-0 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 4-7 overall and 1-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Lenoir-Rhyne out-hit Wingate 8-5
- LR had seven of the nine extra-base hits; all nine were homers
- The Bulldogs left five on base; the Bears stranded three
- LR pitching struck out 10 and walked one; WU had seven strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Alex Naylor went one-for-three with a homer
- Sean Sullivan also homered for the Bulldogs
- Cam Harris, Jalen Evans and Wyatt Hoffman each added a hit

FOURTH INNING

- Sullivan got Wingate on the board with a solo shot in the fourth
- Sal Carricato tied it with a solo homer in the bottom of the frame

FIFTH INNING

- Naylor put the 'Dogs back on top with a solo shot in the top of the fifth
- A two-run homer from Michael Logan in the bottom of the frame put LR on top 3-2
- Mackenzie Wainwright added a solo blast to give the Bears a two-run lead

SEVENTH INNING

- Alex Khan and Wainwright hit back-to-back homers to make it 7-2
- Cole Laskowski added a solo shot to push the lead to six

EIGHTH INNING

- Cole Stanford capped the scoring in the eighth with a solo homer

WRAPUP

- Andrew Harlow got the win, moving to 4-0 on the year
- He allowed two runs on five hits in eight innings, striking out seven
- Kelan Hoover took the loss, allowing four runs on three hits in six innings, striking out five

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs and Bears wrap up the three-game series with a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday