Mars Hill, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs opened up the three-game series at Mars Hill in style Friday afternoon, rollign to a 17-3 victory in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 9-10 overall and 6-4 in the SAC, while the Lions fall to 5-16 overall and 1-6 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Mars Hill 14-8
- The 'Dogs had five of the eight extra-base hits with the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left 10 on base; the Lions stranded nine
- Mars Hill committed both errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out nine and walked four; MHU had seven strikeouts and nine walks, hitting three batters
KEY BULLDOGS
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Cam Harris drove in five runs, collecting a pair of hits and scoring a run
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Eli Weisner was two-for-two with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored
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Sean Sullivan added two hits including a double, driving in three runs and scoring three times
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Jake Courville was two-for-three with a double, RBI and three runs scored
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Gavin Groppuso added a hit, RBI and three runs scored
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Breon Ishmael went two-for-four with an RBI and a run scored
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Wyatt Hoffman and
Evan Barefoot each added a hit and an RBI
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Owen Crevelt added a hit and a run scored
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Kelan Hoover struck out nine in six innings of work, giving up just two runs
FIRST INNING
- A Courville single and Groppuso started the game
- Ishmael's RBI single plated Courville
- Harris added an RBI groundout to make it 2-0
THIRD INNING
- Groppuso started the inning with a double
- He scored on Sullivan's RBI triple to give Wingate a three-run cushion
- Weisner followed with a two-run homer to put the 'Dogs on top 5-0
FOURTH INNING
- The Bulldogs plated six runs in the fourth to take an 11-0 lead
- Crevelt was hit by a pitch to start the frame, then moved to third on Barefoot's single
- Courville's RBI double started the scoring
- A Groppuso RBI groundout made it 7-0
- Sullivan drove in Courville when he scored on an error to push the lead to eight
- A two-run single from Harris put the 'Dogs in double figures
- Hoffman capped the scoring in the frame with an RBI single
FIFTH INNING
- A walk and hit batter put two on with one out in the WU fifth
- Sullivan's RBI single plated Courville to make it 12-0
- Ishmael followed with a single to load the bases
- Weisner's sacrifice fly extended the lead to 13
- Harris followed with a two-run single to put the 'Dogs on top 15-0
SEVENTH INNING
- Three walks loaded the bases for the Bulldogs in the seventh
- Barefoot's RBI groundout made it 16-2
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Josh Haggerty scored the final run of the day on a wild pitch
WRAPUP
- Hoover got the win, allowing two runs on six hits in six innings, striking out nine
- Dylan Vega took the loss, allowing 11 runs on 10 hits in four innings of work
UP NEXT
- The Bulldogs and Lions wrap up the series with a doubleheader Saturday at noon
