Florence, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs got a two-run single from Landon Meyer in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday afternoon en route to a 10-9 victory at Francis Marion University in NCAA Division II baseball action. Wingate wins its fourth straight, improving to 12-10 on the season, while the Patriots fall to 17-7 overall.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Francis Marion 13-11
- The Patriots had seven of the 10 extra-base hits; each team had a pair of homers
- FMU left 11 on base; the 'Dogs stranded eight
- Wingate had all five stolen bases
- The Bulldogs committed three of the four errors in the contest
- FMU pitching struck out seven and walked four; WU had three strikeouts and nine walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jordan Dixon was three-for-five with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored
- Meyer added two hits, two RBI and a run scored
- Sean Sullivan homered and drove in two
- Gavin Groppuso added a hit, two RBI and a run scored
- Evan Barefoot contributed a hit, RBI and run scored
- Jake Courville collected a hit and drove in a run
- Wyatt Hoffman had a hit and two runs scored
- Breon Ishmael registered two hits, two stolen bases and a run scored
- Cam Harris added a double and scored a run
- Cole Smith and Brian Boone combined for three shutout frames

THIRD INNING

- An RBI double from Austin Bunn gave Francis Marion a 1-0 lead

FOURTH INNING

- Groppuso drew a leadoff walk
- Sullivan followed with a two-run homer to give Wingate a 2-1 lead
- A Harris double and Hoffman single put runners on the corners
- Dixon's RBI single pushed the lead to three
- Barefoot's sacrifice fly made it 4-1
- Groppuso's two-run single capped the six-run frame to give WU a five-run cushion
- A sacrifice fly from Rayth Peterson in the bottom of the frame made it 6-2

SIXTH INNING

- A Solo homer from Noah Stout cut the lead to three
- A two-run double from Charlie Bussey made it a one-run game

EIGHTH INNING

- Dixon led off the frame with a solo shot to put the 'Dogs on top 7-5
- Barefoot followed with a single, then stole second
- He scored on Courville's RBI single to extend the lead back to three
- Bussey connected on a three-run homer in the bottom of the frame to tie it at eight

NINTH INNING

- Ishmael led off the inning with a single, then stole second and moved to third on a Harris sacrifice
- Hoffman then drew a walk and stole second, putting 'Dogs on second and third
- Meyer's two-out, two-run single gave the Bulldogs a 10-8 lead
- Villaran Goundis ripped a one-out triple to left center in the bottom of the frame
- He scored on an RBI groundout from Rijnaldo Euson to make it a one-run game
- Jett Thomas induced a game-ending groundout to secure the WU victory

WRAPUP

- Talan McConnell got the win, allowing two earned runs on a hit in an inning, striking out one
- Thomas got the save, allowing an unearned run on one hit in one inning of work
- Clayton Stewart took the loss, allowing four runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, opening a three-game series at Coker at 2 p.m.