Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs prevailed 11-5 in game one of Saturday's South Atlantic Conference baseball doubleheader over Lincoln Memorial University at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field, while the Railsplitters rallied for a 10-8 extra-inning victory in the finale. The 'Dogs claim the weekend series, moving to 14-15 overall and 10-8 in the SAC, while LMU moves to 17-13 overall and 7-8 in league play.

GAME ONE | WINGATE 11 LINCOLN MEMORIAL 5

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit LMU 16-9
- The 'Dogs had five of the eight extra-base hits; each team had two homers
- The Bulldogs left eight on base; the Railsplitters stranded seven
- Wingate had six of the seven stolen bases
- LMU had the lone error
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked three; LMU had six strikeouts and six walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Breon Ishmael was four-for-five with a homer, six RBI and two runs scored
- Jordan Dixon homered and drove in two runs
- Will Farrell was four-for-five with an RBI
- Jake Courville went two-for-three with an RBI and two runs scored
- Evan Barefoot also drove in a run
- Gavin Groppuso contributed a double and two runs scored
- Jalen Evans was two-for-four with two runs scored
- Joe Scheffler added two hits including a double, scoring a run
- Collin McDougall struck out four in 5 2/3 innings to earn the win
- Cal Riehl and Chad Harvey each tossed a scoreless inning in relief

FIRST INNING

- A hit batter and walk put the first two Bulldogs on to start the frame
- Ishmael's three-run homer made it 3-0

SECOND INNING

- Singles from Farrell and Evans put two on for the 'Dogs
- Courville's RBI single gave Wingate a four-run cushion

THIRD INNING

- Scheffler lined a two-out double to right center, then scored on Farrell's RBI single to make it 5-0

FOURTH INNING

- A two-run homer from Alex Kowalski cut the lead in half
- Evans started the bottom of the frame with a single, then stole second and third
- Courville followed with a walk and stole second
- They both scored on Ishmael's two-run single to push the lead back to five

SIXTH INNING

- Kowalski's RBI single made it 7-3
- A sacrifice fly from Archer Shasteen cut the lead to three

SEVENTH INNING

- A solo shot from Kowalski made it a two-run game
- Singles from Scheffler and Farrell, along with a walk loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame
- Barefoot was hit by a pitch to plate a run, making it 8-5

EIGHTH INNING

- Groppuso led off the inning with a double, then scored on Ishmael's RBI double
- Dixon connected on a two-run homer to put the 'Dogs on top 11-5

WRAPUP

- McDougall got the win, allowing four runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out four
- Jack Santi took the loss, allowing four runs on four hits in two innings of work

GAME TWO | LINCOLN MEMORIAL 10 WINGATE 8

KEY STATS

- Each team had 11 hits
- LMU had five of the seven extra-base hits; each team homered twice
- The Bulldogs left 10 on base; the Railsplitters stranded six
- Lincoln Memorial had six of the seven stolen bases
- Wingate had three of the four errors
- LMU pitching struck out six and walked four; WU had four strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Dixon was three-for-four with a homer and four RBI
- Courville went two-for-three with an RBI and run scored
- Farrell connected on a homer
- Ishmael added an RBI and scored a run
- Groppuso collected a hit and scored a run
- Barefoot had two hits and three runs scored
- Evans added a hit and a run scored
- Talan McConnell tossed a scoreless inning in relief
- Thomas Goldberg allowed two earned runs in 4 2/3 innings, striking out three

FIRST INNING

- A solo shot from Kasten Harvey gave LMU an early 1-0 lead
- Ishmael reached on a two-out error, then stole second
- He scored on Dixon's RBI single to tie it at one

THIRD INNING

- Another solo homer from Harvey put the Railsplitters back on top

FOURTH INNING

- CJ Dugan singled to start the inning, then stole second
- He then stole third and scored on a throwing error to give LMU a 3-1 lead
- Dixon led off the bottom of the frame with a solo shot to cut the lead to one

FIFTH INNING

- Singles from Barefoot, Courville and Groppuso loaded the bases for Wingate
- Ishmael's RBI groundout tied it at three
- Dixon's RBI single gave the 'Dogs a 4-3 lead

SIXTH INNING

- Farrell led off the inning with a solo homer
- Barefoot was hit by a pitch, then went to second on a passed ball
- He scored on Courville's sacrifice fly to put the 'Dogs on top 6-3

SEVENTH INNING

- A Chris Hall RBI double made it a two-run game
- A two-run double from Trace Simmons tied it at six

EIGHTH INNING

- An RBI single from Kevin Fernandez gave Lincoln Memorial a 7-6 lead
- A passed ball and error allowed two more runs to score
- An RBI double from Simmons gave LMU a 10-6 advantage
- Singles from Barefoot and Evans, along with a Courville walk loaded the baes for Wingate
- Groppuso drew a walk to cut the lead to three
- Dixon was hit by a pitch to plate another run
- A strikeout and flyout ended the game, leaving the bases loaded

WRAPUP

- Bradric Helton got the win, allowing two runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings
- Payton Armour earned the save, retiring the final two batters of the game
- Tyler Novik took the loss, allowing three runs on three hits in one-third of an inning

UP NEXT

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