Mars Hill, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs allowed just three hits in 14 innings Saturday afternoon, shutting out Mars Hill twice in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate won the opener 13-0, while prevailing 1-0 in game two to improve to 11-10 overall and 8-4 in the SAC. The 'Dogs have swept each of their last two SAC series. Mars Hill falls to 5-18 overall and 1-8 in league play.

GAME ONE | WINGATE 13 MARS HILL 0 (7 Innings)

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Mars Hill 12-1
- The 'Dogs had all five extra-base hits including all three homers
- The Bulldogs left six on base; the Lions stranded three
- Mars Hill committed two of the three errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked two; MHU had five strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Collin McDougall tossed a one-hit shutout, striking out seven in seven innings of work
- Sean Sullivan blasted a pair of homers, driving in four runs and scoring three
- Cam Harris also homered, driving in three runs
- Jake Courville contributed a hit, three RBI and a run scored
- Breon Ishmael and Wyatt Hoffman each had two hits, an RBI and a run scored
- Evan Barefoot collected two hits, an RBI and two runs scored
- Gavin Groppuso and Eli Weisner each added a hit and a run scored

FIRST INNING

- Courville drew a leadoff walk
- Sullivan connected on a two-run homer to center to make it 2-0

THIRD INNING

- Barefoot started the frame with a double
- He scored on Courville's sacrifice fly to extend the lead to three

FOURTH INNING

- Ishmael started the inning with a single
- A Weisner double put runners on second and third
- An RBI groundout from Harris made it 4-0
- Hoffman followed with an RBI single to give the 'Dogs a five-run lead

FIFTH INNING

- A walk and an error put the first two Bulldogs on in the fifth
- Ishmael's RBI single made it 6-0
- Harris launched a two-run homer to right to make it an eight-run game
- A hit batter and walk put two more on for the 'Dogs
- An RBI single from Barefoot made it 9-0
- Courville followed with a two-run single, giving WU an 11-run cushion

SEVENTH INNING

- Groppuso drew a two-out walk
- Sullivan launched his second two-run homer of the day to make it 13-0

WRAPUP

- McDougall got the win, moving to 3-1 on the year
- He allowed just one hit in seven shutout frames, striking out seven and walking two
- Dustin Dunlap took the loss, allowing four runs on three hits in three innings of work

GAME TWO | WINGATE 1 MARS HILL 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Mars Hill 7-2
- The Bulldogs had three of the four extra-base hits
- The Lions left five on base; the 'Dogs stranded four
- WU pitching struck out eight and walked four; MHU had four strikeouts and a walk

KEY BULLDOGS

- Chad Harvey tossed five shutout frames, striking out seven while allowing just one hit
- Cal Riehl adding two shutout innings, giving up a hit and striking out one
- Courville was two-for-three with a double and an RBI
- Harris went two-for-two with a double
- Joe Scheffler added a double and scored a run

FIFTH INNING

- Scheffler led off the frame with a double to right
- He scored on Courville's RBI double to give Wingate the 1-0 lead

WRAPUP

- Harvey got the win, allowing just one hit in five innings of shutout relief
- Braden Williams took the loss, allowing a run on seven hits in seven innings of work

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Francis Marion