Wingate, N.C.----The top-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs are on to the SAC tournament championship round after piling up 11 runs on 14 hits in an 11-1 victory over Mars Hill University on day two of the South Atlantic Conference softball tournament. The 'Dogs improve to 35-19 on the year, sweeping the best-of-three series to advance to next week's SAC championships, which will take place at Wingate. Mars Hill ends its season at 22-24.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Mars Hill 14-5
- The Bulldogs had all nine extra-base hits including all three homers
- The Lions left nine on base; the 'Dogs stranded six
- Wingate had the lone error of the contest, but turned a pair of double plays
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked four; MHU had one strikeout and three walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hali Scott homered and tossed six shutout frames to earn the win
- Hannah Stevens had a double, homer and three RBI
- Laney McLaurin went three-for-four with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored
- Riley Davis also homered, driving in a pair of runs
- Carrie Ellen Bryan doubled and drove in a run
- Raleigh Dudley added a hit and an RBI
- Savanna Brooks also drove in a run
- Jaden Burns was two-for-three with a double and a run scored
- Damyia McFadden added two hits including a double, scoring a run

FIRST INNING

- Kaylee Hobgood led off the game with a walk, then moved to second on McFadden's sacrifice
- Stevens blasted her 17th homer of the year, a two-run shot to left to make it 2-0

SECOND INNING

- Burns led off the frame with a double, then scored on McLaurin's RBI double
- Davis blasted her first career homer, a two-run shot to left center to push the lead to four

THIRD INNING

- Scott led off the inning with a solo shot to left center to put the 'Dogs on top 5-0

SEVENTH INNING

- McFadden led off the frame with a double, then scored on a Stevens RBI double
- Singles from Scott and Burns loaded the bases
- McLaurin's RBI single extended the lead to eight
- Dudley's RBI single made it 9-0
- Brooks followed with a sacrifice fly
- Bryan's RBI double gave the Bulldogs an 11-0 advantage

WRAPUP

- Scott got the win, moving to 7-5 on the year
- She tossed six shutout frames, allowing four singles while striking out six
- Lily Robbins allowed an unearned run on the seventh, allowing a hit while striking out one
- Blyth Freeman took the loss, allowing five runs on four hits in one inning of work

UP NEXT

- Wingate will host the SAC championships next week
- The three-day, double-elimination tournament will take place Thursday, May 1 through Saturday, May 3
- The Bulldogs will be joined by the other three teams that advance this weekend
- There will be two games Thursday, three games Friday, then either one or two games Saturday
- The full bracket and schedule will be announced on Sunday when opening round games conclude