Wingate, N.C.----The 17th-ranked Catawba College Indians won a pair of games Saturday evening at Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The Indians won the opener 4-0, while rallying for a 7-6 victory in game two to improve to 28-11 overall and 19-4 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 21-19 overall and 11-12 in league play.

GAME ONE | CATAWBA 4 WINGATE 0

KEY STATS

- Catawba out-hit Wingate 7-3
- The Indians had the lone extra-base hit
- Catawba left 15 on base; the Bulldogs stranded five
- The 'Dogs had two of the three errors in the contest
- The Indians had three of the five stolen bases
- Catawba pitching struck out four and walked three; WU had six strikeouts and eight walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Breon Ishmael had a hit and a stolen base
- Jake Courville and Jalen Evans each added a hit
- Kelan Hoover allowed just one run on three hits in six innings, striking out five

SECOND INNING

- A sacrifice fly from Nathan Chrismon gave Catawba a 1-0 lead

NINTH INNING

- An RBI groundout from Ty Hubbard stretched the lead to two
- A two-run single from Chrismon made it 4-0

WRAPUP

- Payne Stolsworth got the win, allowing three hits in nine shutout innings, striking out four
- Hoover took the loss, allowing one unearned run on three hits in six innings, striking out five

GAME TWO | CATAWBA 7 WINGATE 6

KEY STATS

- Catawba out-hit Wingate 10-9
- Each team had one extra-base hit
- The Bulldogs left eight on base; the Indians stranded seven
- Each team had one error
- The 'Dogs had two of the three stolen bases
- Catawba pitching struck out nine and walked three; WU had six strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Bradley Hart had a hit and two RBI
- Courville added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Evans was two-for-three with a double, RBI and run scored
- Cam Harris contributed a hit, RBI and run scored
- Ishmael had a hit and scored a run
- Will Farrell and Evan Barefoot each notched a hit and scored a run
- Collin McDougall allowed one earned run in four innings, striking out three

FIRST INNING

- A sacrifice fly from Cole Hales gave Catawba a 1-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- Singles from Farrell and Barefoot put runners on the corners for Wingate
- Hart's squeeze bunt plated Farrell to tie it at one
- Evans followed with an RBI double to give the 'Dogs the lead
- Courville's RBI single made it 3-1

THIRD INNING

- A pair of hit batters put two on for the Bulldogs
- Hart's RBI single put the 'Dogs on top 4-1

FOURTH INNING

- A two-run single from James Dunlap capped a three-run frame for Catawba, tying it at four
- Gavin Groppuso drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the frame, then stole second
- He scored on Ishmael's RBI single to give the Bulldogs a 5-4 advantage
- Harris added an RBI single to push the lead to two

FIFTH INNING

- An RBI double from Matthew Connolly made it a one-run game
- A balk tied the game at six
- Chrismon followed with a sacrifice fly to give the Indians a 7-6 lead

WRAPUP

- Seth Sharpe got the win, allowing one hit in one shutout frame, striking out one
- Hayden Simmerson notched the save, striking out seven in three shutout innings
- Chad Harvey took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in three innings, striking out three

UP NEXT

- Wingate and Catawba wrap up the series Sunday at 2 p.m.