Mount Olive, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs got a three-hit shutout from
Lily Huneycutt in game one of Tuesday's NCAA Division II softball doubleheader at Mount Olive to pick up a 6-0 victory. The Trojans prevailed 3-1 in game two of the doubleheader. Wingate moves to 8-4 overall, while Mount Olive goes to 7-10.
GAME ONE | WINGATE 6 MOUNT OLIVE 0
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Mount Olive 7-3
- The Bulldogs had the lone extra-base hit
- The 'Dogs left seven on base; the Trojans stranded five
- Mount Olive had all three errors in the contest
- WU pitching struck out eight and walked two; UMO had three strikeouts and four walks
KEY BULLDOGS
- Huneycutt struck out eight in seven shutout frames, allowing three singles
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Kenda Murray was two-for-four with a pair of RBI
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Kaylee Furr added a double and two RBI
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Anna Nidermaier also drove in a run
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Reagan Simmons and
Carrie Ellen Bryan each added a hit and a run scored
- Huneycutt scored a pair of runs
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Macie Tillman also scored a run
FIRST INNING
- Huneycutt drew a two-out walk, then moved to second on an error
- She scored on Murray's RBI single to get the 'Dogs on the board
SEVENTH INNING
- The Bulldogs scored five in the seventh to take a six-run lead
- Tillman and Bryan walked to start the inning
- Furr's two-run double made it 3-0
- She scored when Huneycutt reached on an error to push the lead to four
- Murray' followed with an RBI single
- Nidermaier was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make the final margin 6-0
WRAPUP
- Huneycutt got the win, moving to 5-1 on the year
- She allowed three singles in seven shutout frames, striking out eight and walking two
- Emma Myatt took the loss, allowing a run on three hits in an inning of work
GAME TWO | MOUNT OLIVE 3 WINGATE 1
KEY STATS
- Mount Olive out-hit Wingate 5-4
- The Trojans had the lone extra-base hit
- The Bulldogs left seven on base; Mount Olive stranded three
- Each team had a stolen base
- The Trojans committed both errors in the contest
- UMO pitching struck out five and walked two; WU had three strikeouts and two walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Bella Kraemer scored the Wingate run
- Murray, Tillman,
Jamie Horodecki and
Raleigh Dudley each added a hit
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Lily Robbins tossed three shutout frames, striking out one without allowing a hit
SECOND INNING
- An RBI single from Kaylee Cox got Mount Olive on the board
- McKenzie Millard's RBI groundout made it 2-0
THIRD INNING
- An RBI double from Bri Verme gave UMO a three-run cushion
FIFTH INNING
- Kraemer drew a leadoff walk, then moved to second on a groundout
- Kraemer stole third, then scored on a passed ball to make it 3-1
WRAPUP
- Alex Steen got the win, allowing a run on four hits in seven innings, striking out five
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Jillian Thomas took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits in three innings, striking out two
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Francis Marion at 1 p.m.
- The 'Dogs host Shippensburg Sunday at noon