Emory, Va.----The Wingate University Bulldogs blasted five homers Saturday afternoon, piling up a season-high 17 runs on a season-high 19 hits in a 17-10 victory at Emory & Henry in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 24-23 overall and 14-14 in the SAC, while the Wasps fall to 16-32 overall and 7-21 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Emory & Henry 19-13
- The Bulldogs had 10 of the 14 extra-base hits and five of the eight homers
- The 'Dogs left eight on base; the Wasps stranded six
- E&H committed four of the seven errors in the contest
- The Bulldogs had all five stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out three and walked two; E&H had six strikeouts and seven walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jake Courville homered and drove in three runs to lead the offense
- Gavin Groppuso was three-for-four with a double, three RBI and four runs scored
- Jordan Dixon went three-for-five with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored
- Jalen Evans homered, drove in two and scored three times
- Will Farrell added a homer and three runs scored
- David Sessoms also homered for the 'Dogs
- Cam Harris was three-for-six with a double, triple, two RBI and a run scored
- Joe Scheffler contributed three hits including a double, driving in a run
- Breon Ishmael also drove in a run
- Alex Naylor added a double and scored a run

FIRST INNING

- Groppuso drew a leadoff walk, then stole second
- He scored on Ishmael's RBI groundout
- Dixon followed with a solo homer to make it 2-0

SECOND INNING

- An RBI single from Camden Bailey cut the lead in half

THIRD INNING

- Groppuso ripped a one-out single up the middle
- Courville's two-run homer put the 'Dogs on top 4-1

FOURTH INNING

- Farrell connected on a solo shot to left to extend the lead to four
- Evans was then hit by a pitch and stole second
- He scored on a Groppuso RBI single to make it 6-1
- An RBI single from Triston Hensley in the bottom of the frame cut the lead to four

SIXTH INNING

- Farrell started things with a one-out single
- Evans connected on a two-run shot to left, making it 8-2
- Groppuso drew a walk and stole second, then scored on a Courville sacrifice fly
- A hit batter and walk put two more Bulldogs on
- Harris lined a two-run triple to left center to make it 11-2
- Scheffler plated Harris with an RBI double to give Wingate a 10-run lead
- A two-run homer for Steven Smith in the bottom of the frame cut the lead to eight
- Bailey added a three-run shot to make it 12-7
- Khadeem Lewis capped the seven-run frame for the Wasps with a two-run shot to make it a three-run game

SEVENTH INNING

- Sessoms started the inning with a solo homer to right center to make it 13-9
- A pair of walks put two on base for Groppuso
- His two-run single put the 'Dogs on top 15-9
- Groppuso scored on a wild pitch to give the Bulldogs a seven-run cushion

NINTH INNING

- Courville singled to start the frame, then moved to third on an error
- He scored on Dixon's RBI single to give Wingate a 17-9 lead

WRAPUP

- Kelan Hoover got the win, moving to 4-4 on the year
- He allowed four earned runs on six hits in five innings of work
- Carson Starnes allowed a run on four hits in 3 2/3 innings to earn the save, striking out two
- Jacob Nester took the loss, allowing eight runs on 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings

UP NEXT

- The teams wrap up the three-game series with a doubleheader Sunday at noon