Hartsville, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs swept a doubleheader at Coker University Sunday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate won the opener 11-7, then prevailed 4-3 in the finale to finish off the three-game weekend sweep, moving to 10-4 overall and 4-2 in the SAC. The Cobras fall to 1-12 overall and 1-5 in league play.

GAME ONE | WINGATE 11 COKER 7

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Coker 17-10
- Each team had one extra-base hit; the Bulldogs had the lone homer
- The Cobras left 10 on base; the 'Dogs stranded eight
- Wingate had two of the three stolen bases
- Coker committed three of the five errors
- The Bulldogs turned three double plays
- CU pitching struck out eight and walked three; WU struck out two and walked five

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sean Sullivan homered and drove in four to lead the offense
- Bowen Powell went three-for-five with two RBI and two runs scored
- Reed Benamati was three-for-five with an RBI and two runs scored
- Gavin Groppuso had two hits, an RBI and two runs scored
- Tanner McCammon added two hits and drove in a run
- Jalen Evans collected a pair of hits and two runs scored
- Ben Karpowicz had a hit and scored a run
- Will Goff registered a hit and scored a run
- JD Little allowed three earned runs in 5 1/3 innings of work

FIRST INNING

- Groppuso and Powell started the game with back-to-back singles
- Sullivan's RBI single drove home Groppuso
- McCammon followed with an RBI groundout to make it 2-0

THIRD INNING

- A walk and Powell single started the third
- Groppuso scored when Sullivan reached on an error to push the lead to three

SIXTH INNING

- Coker scored four in the sixth to take the lead
- A Luke Peterson sacrifice fly tied it, while an Elijah Jordan RBI groundout put the Cobras on top

SEVENTH INNING

- The 'Dogs answered with a four-run seventh inning
- Singles from Evans and Groppuso started the frame
- Powell's two-run single put Wingate back on top
- Sullivan followed with a two-run homer to make it 7-4

EIGHTH INNING

- Singles from Goff and Benamati, along with an error loaded the bases for the Bulldogs
- Groppuso's RBI single extended the lead to four
- Evans scored on a wild pitch to make it 9-4
- Sullivan's RBI groundout gave the 'Dogs a six-run advantage
- The Cobras scored three in the bottom of the frame to cut the lead in half
- A two-run single from Rocco Wojcik capped the scoring to make it 10-7

NINTH INNING

- A pair of walks put two on for the Bulldogs
- Benamati's RBI single made the final margin 11-7

WRAPUP

- Little got the win, allowing three earned runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings of work
- Brockner took the loss, allowing three runs on eight hits in six innings

GAME TWO | WINGATE 4 COKER 3

KEY STATS

- Coker out-hit Wingate 8-6
- The 'Dogs had four of the five extra-base hits with both homers
- The Cobras left 10 on base; the Bulldogs stranded nine
- Wingate had the lone stolen base
- The 'Dogs committed two of the three errors
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked three; CU had nine strikeouts and seven walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- McCammon had a double, homer and two RBI to lead the offense
- Karpowicz added two hits including a homer
- Benamati collected a double and drove in a run
- Evans registered a hit and scored a run
- Sullivan drew a pair of walks and scored a run
- Connor Longley got the win, striking out seven in 6 2/3 innings of work

FIRST INNING

- A Colton Penner sacrifice fly gave Coker an early 1-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- Evans reached on a one-out error
- Benamati's RBI groundout tied it at one

THIRD INNING

- Sullivan drew a one-out walk
- McCammon blasted a two-run homer to put the 'Dogs on top 3-1

FIFTH INNING

- Karpowicz launched a solo homer to give the Bulldogs a three-run lead

SEVENTH INNING

- Coker got back-to-back two-out singles in the final frame
- An RBI single from Gavin Johnson made it 4-2
- Peterson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make it a one-run game
- Parker Jensen induced a game-ending groundout to preserve the win

WRAPUP

- Longley got the win, allowing three runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven
- Jensen got the save, retiring the only batter he faced to end the game
- Blake Baldwin took the loss, allowing three runs in 2 1/3 innings of work

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Belmont Abbey for a 3 p.m. start
- The 'Dogs host Tusculum for a three-game SAC series, starting Friday at 4 p.m.