Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs picked up a 9-7 victory in game one against Millersville University Saturday afternoon in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium, while the Marauders used a seven-run seventh inning to rally for a 10-4 victory in game two. The Bulldogs move to 4-2 on the year, while Millersville goes to 1-1.
GAME ONE | WINGATE 9 MILLERSVILLE 7
KEY STATS
- Each team had eight hits
- The Bulldogs had two of the three extra-base hits with the lone homer
- Millersville left 14 on base; the 'Dogs stranded eight
- The Marauders had all six stolen bases
- Millersville committed both errors
- WU pitching struck out 12 and walked 10; MU had four strikeouts and six walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Joe Scheffler was two-for-three with a double, three RBI and a run scored
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Jordan Dixon homered and drove in two runs
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Sean Sullivan had a hit, RBI and two runs scored
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Landon Meyer contributed a hit, RBI and run scored
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Cam Harris had a hit and drove in a run
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Jake Courville also drove in a run
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Gavin Groppuso and
Alex Naylor each had a hit and scored a run
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Chad Harvey struck out five in 2 1/3 shutout frames to earn the save
FIRST INNING
- A Sullivan single, followed by a walk and an error loaded the bases for Wingate
- Scheffler's two-out, three-run double gave WU a 3-0 lead
SECOND INNING
- A Jeff Sabater RBI single got Millersville on the board
- A Meyer walk and Naylor single put two on for the 'Dogs in the bottom of the frame
- A Harris RBI single and Sullivan sacrifice fly made it 5-1
THIRD INNING
- A walk and a Groppuso single put two on for Wingate to start the third
- Meyer's RBI single gave the 'Dogs a five-run lead
- Courville's sacrifice fly made it 7-1
FOURTH INNING
- A Matthew Williams two-run single cut the lead to four
- A pair of passed balls allowed two more runs to score, making it 7-5
- Sullivan drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the frame
- Dixon blasted a two-run homer down the right field line to make it 9-5
FIFTH INNING
- Bren Taylor's RBI double pulled Millersville back within three
SEVENTH INNING
- A sacrifice fly from Taylor made it 9-7
WRAPUP
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Brian Boone got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- He allowed an earned run on four hits in 1 2/3 innings, striking out two
- Harvey struck out five of the eight batters he faced to notch the save
- Conor Cook took the loss, allowing six runs on four hits in 2 1/3 innings
GAME TWO | MILLERSVILLE 10 WINGATE 4
KEY STATS
- Millersville out-hit Wingate 12-6
- The Marauders had three of the four extra-base hits with the lone homer
- Wingate left eight on base; Millersville stranded four
- Each team had three stolen bases
- Millersville committed all three errors
- MU pitching struck out nine and walked five; WU had eight strikeouts and three walks
KEY BULLDOGS
- Courville was two-for-two with an RBI
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Wyatt Hoffman added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Harris added a hit and drove in a run
- Groppuso collected a hit and scored a run
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Carson Morton struck out seven in five innings of work, allowing just one run
FIRST INNING
- Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for Millersville
- An RBI groundout gave the Marauders a 1-0 lead
FIFTH INNING
- Meyer drew a walk to start the inning
- An RBI single from Courville tied it at one
SIXTH INNING
- Williams connected on a two-run homer to give Millersville a 3-1 lead
- Back-to-back walks started the WU sixth
- Hoffman's RBI single made it a one-run game
- A wild pitch tied it at three
- Harris followed with a sacrifice fly to put the 'Dogs on top 4-3
SEVENTH INNING
- A walk and two singles loaded the bases for Millersville with no outs
- An RBI groundout tied it at four
- Sabater put the Marauders on top with an RBI single
- Taylor's two-run triple made it 7-4
- A Keegan Soltis two-run double capped the seven-run frame, making it 10-4
WRAPUP
- Williams got the win, allowing a run on a hit in one inning, striking out two
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Charlie Carpenter took the loss, allowing seven runs on five hits in two-thirds of an inning
UP NEXT
- The two teams wrap up the three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m.
