Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday evening, prevailing 8-7 over Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The Bulldogs improve to 6-9 overall and 3-4 in the SAC, while the Pioneers fall to 4-11 overall and 1-3 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Tusculum out-hit Wingate 12-10
- The Pioneers had three of the five extra-base hits; the 'Dogs had the lone homer
- Tusculum left eight on base; the Bulldogs stranded six
- Each team had a stolen base
- The 'Dogs committed two of the three errors
- WU pitching struck out eight and walked one; TU had two strikeouts and eight walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Wyatt Hoffman was two-for-four with a homer, four RBI and two runs scored
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Breon Ishmael went two-for-four with a triple, RBI and two runs scored
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Jake Courville added a hit, RBI and run scored
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Josh Haggerty drew a bases-loaded walk to tie it in the ninth
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Cam Harris drew the game-winning bases-loaded walk
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Gavin Groppuso had a hit and two runs scored, drawing two walks
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Sean Sullivan and
Landon Meyer each added a hit and a run scored
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Jett Thomas tossed 2 2/3 shutout frames, striking out two
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Chad Harvey struck out three in two innings to earn the win
FIRST INNING
- Singles from Groppuso and Sullivan put two on for Hoffman
- He connected on a three-run homer to give Wingate a 3-0 advantage
SECOND INNING
- A Ben Scartz RBI single got Tusculum on the board
- Ty Smith added an RBI double to pull the Pioneers within a run
THIRD INNING
- A sacrifice fly from Omar Carreras tied it at three
FOURTH INNING
- Ryan Orgeta's RBI single gave Tusculum a 4-3 lead
- Singles from Harris and Meyer started the bottom of the frame
- Courville drew a bases-loaded walk to tie it
FIFTH INNING
- Smith's RBI single put the Pioneers back on top by a run
- Ishmael started the bottom of the frame with a single
- He scored on Hoffman's RBI single to tie it at five
SEVENTH INNING
- Groppuso drew a leadoff walk
- He scored on Ishmael's RBI triple to put the 'Dogs on top 6-5
NINTH INNING
- Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases for Tusculum to start the ninth
- A Carreras sacrifice fly tied it at six
- Scartz gave the Pioneers a 7-6 advantage with an RBI double
- Harvey struck out the next two, leaving runners on second and third
- Courville led off the bottom of the frame with a single, then moved to second on Groppuso's sacrifice
- Sullivan and Ishmael drew walks to load the bases
- Haggerty drew a pinch-hit walk to tie the game
- Harris followed by driving home the winning run on a walk
WRAPUP
- Harvey got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- He allowed two runs on three hits in two innings, striking out three
- Cooper Emery took the loss, allowing three runs on two hits in 3 1/3 innings, striking out one and walking five
UP NEXT
- The two teams wrap up the series with a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.
