Boca Raton, Fla.----The Wingate University Bulldogs got five strong innings from Chad Harvey, along with a Bowen Powell grand slam en route to a 9-2 victory at Lynn University in NCAA Division II baseball action Friday afternoon. Wingate starts the year 1-0, while the Fighting Knights fall to 0-1.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Lynn 8-7
- The Fighting Knights had two of the three extra-base hits; WU had the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left 11 on base; Lynn stranded 10
- Each team had an error
- The 'Dogs had both stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out eight and walked three; LU had 12 strikeouts and 11 walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Powell was two-for-five with a grand slam, scoring a pair of runs
- Neil Griffin added a hit, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base
- Ben Karpowicz collected a hit, RBI and run scored
- Gavin Groppuso collected an RBI and scored a run
- Bradley Hart also had a walk and run scored, drawing three walks
- Tanner McCammon, Jake Courville and Reed Benamati each had a hit and a run scored
- Harvey struck out six in five innings of work without allowing an earned run
- Cole Smith struck out two in 2 2/3 innings, allowing a run
- Jett Thomas tossed a scoreless ninth inning

FIRST INNING

- A Powell single and back-to-back walks loaded the bases for the Bulldogs
- Karpowicz drew a bases-loaded walk to give Wingate a 1-0 lead
- Two singles and an error put runners on second and third for Lynn in the bottom of the frame
- A Zayas RBI single tied it at one
- Harvey got back-to-back strikeouts to limit the damage

SECOND INNING

- Two walks and a Benamati single loaded the bases for Wingate in the second
- Groppuso drew a bases-loaded walk to put the Bulldogs back on top 2-1
- Powell followed by connecting on a grand slam to right center, giving the 'Dogs a five-run lead

EIGHTH INNING

- A Lashley RBI double helped Lynn cut the lead to four at 6-2

NINTH INNING

- Singles from McCammon, Karpowicz and Courville loaded the bases for the Bulldogs
- Hart was hit by a pitch to plate McCammon
- Griffin's two-run single put the 'Dogs on top 9-2

WRAPUP

- Harvey got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- He allowed an unearned run on three hits in five innings, striking out six
- Harvey retired the final 11 batters he faced, striking out the side in the third
- DiMaggio took the loss, allowing six runs on four hits in an inning of work

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Barry for a 2 p.m. start
- The Bulldogs wrap up the Florida trip at Nova Southeastern at 12 p.m. Sunday