Hickory, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs dropped a pair of games on day two of the South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament Saturday afternoon, dropping the opener 8-2 against Lenoir-Rhyne, then falling in a tight 7-6 contest against Carson-Newman. The Bulldogs wrap up their season at 26-26 overall
GAME ONE | LENOIR-RHYNE 8 WINGATE 2
KEY STATS
- Lenoir-Rhyne out-hit Wingate 9-8
- The Bears had four of the six extra-base hits with both homers
- The Bulldogs left six on base; LR stranded five
- The 'Dogs had the lone stolen base
- Wingate committed the only error of the contest
- LR pitching struck out six and walked two; WU had five strikeouts and three walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Jordan Dixon was two-for-three with a triple, RBI and run scored
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Cam Harris added a hit and an RBI
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Jake Courville went two-for-four with a double and run scored
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Will Farrell added a pair of hits
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Collin McDougall struck out four in 7 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits
SUMMARY
- LR jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first on a Sal Carricato RBI groundout
- Alex Kahn's two-run homer in the fifth made it 3-0
- Cole Laskowski capped the four-run frame for the Bears with an RBI triple to push the lead to five
- An Owen Blackledge three-run homer in the eighth gave Lenoir-Rhyne an 8-0 lead
- Courville started the ninth with a double, then scored on Dixon's RBI triple
- Harris followed with an RBI single to make the final margin 8-2
GAME TWO | CARSON-NEWMAN 7 WINGATE 6
KEY STATS
- Carson-Newman out-hit Wingate 12-8
- The Bulldogs had both extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left eight on base; the Eagles stranded seven
- C-N had three of the four errors
- The Bulldogs had the lone stolen base
- WU pitching struck out 10 and walked two; C-N had six strikeouts and five walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Joe Scheffler had a hit and two RBI
- Dixon added a double and drove in a run
- Harris also had an RBI
- Farrell was three-for-four with two runs scored
- Courville added a double and two runs scored
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Jalen Evans also collected a hit and scored a run
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Cal Riehl struck out four in 3 1/3 innings
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Chad Harvey allowed two runs in four innings, striking out three
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Carson Starnes struck out three in 1 2/3 shutout frames
SUMMARY
- A Ryan Jenkins RBI single capped a two-run third inning to give the Eagles 2-0 lead
- Courville started the bottom of the frame with a double, then moved to third on an error
- A Harris sacrifice fly got Wingate on the board
- Scheffler's two-run single put the 'Dogs on top 3-2
- A hit batter with the bases loaded tied it at three in the top of the fourth
- A wild pitch and Logan Floyd RBI single gave Carson-Newman a 5-3 advantage
- Courville drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the frame, then scored on Dixon's RBI double
- Farrell reached on a one-out single in the fifth, then scored on Scheffler's sacrifice fly to tie it at five
- Evans singled to start the sixth, then stole second
- He scored when Dixon reached on an error, giving the Bulldogs a 6-5 advantage
- An RBI single from Spencer Williams tied it at six in the top of the seventh
- A Ryan Bolton RBI groundout gave the Eagles a 7-6 lead
