Sumter, S.C.----The UNC Pembroke Braves scored six times in the final three innings Tuesday afternoon en route to a 10-7 victory over Wingate University in NCAA Division II baseball action. The Braves improve to 17-10 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 12-14 on the season.

KEY STATS

- UNCP out-hit Wingate 13-10
- Each team left nine on base
- Each team had three extra-base hits; the Braves had the lone homer
- The Bulldogs committed five of the six errors in the contest
- UNCP pitching struck out seven and walked three; WU had seven strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Breon Ishmael had two hits, two RBI and a run scored
- Jordan Dixon added a double, triple, RBI and a run scored
- Gavin Groppuso collected two hits, an RBI and run scored
- Wyatt Hoffman registered a hit and drove in a run
- Landon Meyer also collected an RBI
- Jalen Evans was two-for-four with a run scored
- Will Farrell added a hit and scored a run
- Chad Harvey struck out three in 2 1/3 shutout frames

FIRST INNING

- Jake Courville was hit by a pitch to start the game, then stole second
- He scored on Groppuso's RBI single to give the 'Dogs an early lead
- Ishmael followed with an RBI single to make it 2-0
- Meyer's RBI groundout extended the lead to three
- Jake Bradley connected on a two-run homer in the bottom of the frame to make it 3-2

SECOND INNING

- Farrell started the frame with a single, then moved to third on a Jalen Evans single
- A stolen base and an error allowed Farrell to score
- Groppuso's RBI single made it 5-2

THIRD INNING

- Dixon led off the inning with a triple
- He scored on Hoffman's RBI double to put the 'Dogs on top 6-2
- Bradley's RBI single in the bottom of the frame cut the lead to three
- A sacrifice fly from Morgan Padgett made it 6-4

SIXTH INNING

- A two-run single from Ramses Cordova tied it at six

SEVENTH INNING

- Luis A Ramirez RBI double gave the Braves a 7-6 lead
- He scored on a Wingate error to push the lead to two

EIGHTH INNING

- Another Wingate error pushed across another UNCP run, making it 9-6
- Padgett's RBI groundout gave the Braves a four-run lead

NINTH INNING

- Ishmael reached on a one-out single
- He scored on Dixon's RBI double to make it 10-7

WRAPUP

- Moses Brown got the win, striking out three in two shutout frames
- Cal Riehl took the loss, allowing two runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting LMU at 2 p.m.