Greenwood, S.C.----The Lander University Bearcats scored five runs in the seventh inning Tuesday evening en route to a 6-2 victory over Wingate University in NCAA Division II baseball action. The Bearcats improve to 13-6 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 8-10 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Lander out-hit Wingate 6-4
- The 'Dogs had three of the five extra-base hits; the Bearcats had the lone homer
- Lander left six on base; Wingate stranded five
- The Bulldogs committed the lone error of the contest
- LU pitching struck out 10 and walked one; WU had four strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jake Courville was two-for-four with a double, triple, RBI and run scored
- Sean Sullivan added a hit and drove in a run
- Landon Meyer had a double and scored a run
- Riley Treadaway struck out three in four innings, allowing one run
- Talan McConnell, Dylan Richardson and Ellis Yohn each added a scoreless frame in relief

THIRD INNING

- Meyer got things started with a two-out double
- He scored on Courville's RBI triple to give Wingate a 1-0 lead
- An RBI single from Will McClellan in the bottom of the frame tied it at one

SIXTH INNING

- Courville started things with a one-out single, then went to third on a wild pitch
- He scored on an RBI groundout from Sullivan to put the 'Dogs on top 2-1

SEVENTH INNING

- Two singles and an error put runners on second and third for the Bearcats
- A wild pitch allowed Connor Droze to score, tying it at two
- A Evan Wickeri RBI double gave Lander a 3-2 advantage
- Grant Sherrod followed with a three-run homer to make it 6-2

WRAPUP

- Luke Johnson got the win, tossing three shutout frames while striking out three
- Marshall Raper took the loss, allowing two runs on two hits in one-third of an inning

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, traveling to Mars Hill for a 2 p.m. start