Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs swept a South Atlantic Conference baseball doubleheader over Tusculum University Saturday afternoon at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate won the opener 11-7, while prevailing 9-8 in the finale to improve to 8-9 overall and 5-4 in league play. The Pioneers fall to 4-13 overall and 1-5 in the SAC.

GAME ONE | WINGATE 11 TUSCULUM 7

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Tusculum 14-12
- The Bulldogs had three of the five extra-base hits
- The Pioneers left eight on base; the 'Dogs stranded six
- Each team had a stolen base
- The Bulldogs had three of the five errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out five and walked one; TU had three strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sean Sullivan was three-for-four with a double, two RBI and a run scored
- Gavin Groppuso added a triple, two RBI and a run scored
- Owen Crevelt drove in two runs and scored a run
- Cam Harris had two hits including a double, driving in a run and scoring a run
- Jake Courville added a hit, RBI and two runs scored
- Landon Meyer went three-for-four with an RBI and two runs scored
- Joe Scheffler added three hits and a run scored
- Evan Barefoot collected a hit and scored a run
- Brian Boone tossed two shutout innings to earn the win, striking out two

SECOND INNING

- Scheffler started the inning with a single
- He scored on a Crevelt sacrifice fly to get the 'Dogs on the board

THIRD INNING

- Sullivan started things with a one-out single
- He scored on a Harris RBI single to make it 2-0

FOURTH INNING

- A Ben Scartz RBI single got Tusculum on the board
- Avery Collins added a two-run double to give the Pioneers the lead
- A Wingate error allowed another run to score, making it 4-2

FIFTH INNING

- Ryan Ortega led off the inning with a single
- He would score on a wild pitch to make it 5-2

SIXTH INNING

- Harris led off the frame with a double
- He scored on a double play to cut the lead to two

SEVENTH INNING

- Meyer started the frame with a single, while Courville drew a walk
- A balk allowed Meyer to score, making it a one-run game
- Courville scored on Sullivan's RBI double, tying it at five

EIGHTH INNING

- Wingate scored six times to take an 11-5 lead
- A Scheffler single, followed by a walk and an error loaded the bases
- A Tusculum error allowed the first run to score, giving the 'Dogs the lead
- Meyer followed with an RBI single
- Courville's RBI single put Wingate on top by three
- Groppuso followed with a two-run triple to make it 10-5
- A Sullivan sacrifice fly gave the Bulldogs a six-run cushion

WRAPUP

- Boone got the win with two scoreless frames, allowing three hits and striking out two
- Caid Sanders took the loss, allowing two runs while walking a batter

GAME TWO | WINGATE 9 TUSCULUM 8

KEY STATS

- Tusculum out-hit Wingate 12-5
- Each team had three extra-base hits; Wingate had the lone homer
- The Pioneers left eight on base; the Bulldogs stranded six
- Tusculum had two of the three errors
- WU pitching struck out five and walked two; TU had eight strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Crevelt homered and drove in three runs
- Barefoot added a double, three RBI and a run scored
- Harris contributed a hit, RBI and run scored
- Sullivan drove in another run
- Courville had a hit and a run scored
- Breon Ishmael and Wyatt Hoffman scored two runs apiece
- Cole Smith tossed two shutout frames to earn the win, striking out two
- Ellis Yohn got the final out to earn the save

FIRST INNING

- The Bulldogs scored six in the first
- Courville and Groppuso started the frame with singles
- Sullivan's RBI groundout started the scoring
- Crevelt drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 2-0
- Barefoot followed with a three-run triple to push the lead to five
- He scored when Meyer reached on an error to make it 6-0

SECOND INNING

- Ishmael drew a two-out walk, then scored on an RBI triple from Harris to give WU a seven-run lead

THIRD INNING

- An RBI single from Justin Millsaps got Tusculum on the board

FOURTH INNING

- Connor Jurek's RBI double made it a five-run game

FIFTH INNING

- Tusculum scored six times to take a one-run lead
- A Scartz RBI single and Jude Morton sacrifice fly started the scoring
- An RBI single from Caleb Webster made it a two-run game
- A Jurek RBI groundout and Wingate error tied it at seven
- An RBI single from Jack Gagen gave the Pioneers an 8-7 lead
- Hoffman was hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom of the frame
- Crevelt connected on a two-run homer to put the 'Dogs on top 9-8

SEVENTH INNING

- Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for Tusculum with two outs
- Yohn induced a game-ending flyout to give the 'Dogs the sweep

WRAPUP

- Smith got the win, allowing three hits in two shutout frames, striking out two
- Noah Vickers took the loss, allowing two runs on a hit in three innings of work

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Lander for a 4 p.m. start