Hartsville, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs opened the three-game series at Coker University by rolling to a 10-1 victory in South Atlantic Conference baseball action Friday evening. The Bulldogs improve to 8-4 overall and 2-2 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 1-10 overall and 1-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Coker 14-5
- The Bulldogs had four of the five extra-base hits with both homers
- Both teams left eight on base
- Each team had a stolen base
- Wingate committed both errors
- WU pitching struck out four and walked one; CU had nine strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jalen Evans was three-for-four with a homer, four RBI and two runs scored
- Bowen Powell went three-for-five with a homer and four RBI
- Reed Benamati added a hit, RBI and run scored
- Ben Karpowicz contributed a hit and drove in a run
- Gavin Groppuso had a triple and scored a run
- Jake Courville had two hits including a double, scoring a run
- Sean Sullivan, Bradley Hart and Tanner McCammon each added a hit and scored a run
- Chad Harvey tossed six shutout frames, allowing just three hits while striking out three
- Jett Thomas threw the final three innings, allowing a run on two hits while striking out one

THIRD INNING

- An Evans single and Benamati walk put two on for the 'Dogs
- Powell connected on a three-run homer to give Wingate a 3-0 lead

FOURTH INNING

- Singles from McCammon and Hart put two on for the Bulldogs
- An RBI single from Benamati extended the lead to four

SIXTH INNING

- Courville lined a one-out double to left
- He scored on an RBI single from Evans to make it 5-0

SEVENTH INNING

- Groppuso led off the frame with a triple, then scored on Powell's RBI single
- An RBI single from Karpowicz put the 'Dogs on top 7-0

NINTH INNING

- Karpowicz and Hart drew walks to put two on for Wingate
- A three-run homer from Evans put the Bulldogs in double figures for the eighth time this year

WRAPUP

- Harvey got the win, moving to 4-0 on the season
- He tossed six shutout frames, allowing three singles while striking out three and walking one
- Harvey has posted a 0.78 ERA in his first four starts, allowing two earned runs in 23 innings
- The reigning SAC and Region Pitcher of the Week now has 15 straight scoreless innings
- Casey Cleghorn took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits in six innings, striking out six

UP NEXT

- Wingate and Coker wrap up the three-game series with a Sunday doubleheader at 1 p.m.