Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs opened a three-game conference series by rolling to an 11-0 victory over Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action Friday night at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The 'Dogs win their sixth straight, moving to 12-4 overall and 5-2 in the SAC, while the Pioneers fall to 5-10 overall and 1-6 in league play. The 'Dogs are outscoring opponents 62-15 during the streak, with back-to-back 11-0 wins this week.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Tusculum 13-4
- The Bulldogs had both extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left 10 on base; the Pioneers stranded nine
- Tusculum had four of the five errors
- The Bulldogs had three of the four stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out 11 and walked three; TU had four strikeouts and five walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Chad Harvey struck out 10 in 6 1/3 shutout innings
- Sean Sullivan was two-for-four with three RBI and two runs scored
- Gavin Groppuso added two triples, two RBI and two runs scored
- Tanner McCammon drove in two and scored twice
- Bradley Hart also had a pair of RBI
- Jalen Evans added two hits, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored
- Ben Karpowicz had two hits and an RBI
- Reed Benamati collected two hits and scored twice

FIRST INNING

- Groppuso led off the frame with a triple, then scored when Sullivan reached on an error
- An RBI single from Karpowicz pushed the lead to two
- Hart's RBI groundout put the 'Dogs on top 3-0

FOURTH INNING

- Evans and Benamati started the inning with singles
- Gropposu's two-run triple extended the lead to five

FIFTH INNING

- Jake Courville led off the inning with a single, then stole second
- He scored on an Evans RBI single
- Sullivan ripped a two-run single to left center to make it 8-0
- McCammon's two-run single put the Bulldogs in double figures
- Hart drew a bases-loaded walk, making the final margin 11-0

WRAPUP

- Harvey got the win, moving to 5-0 on the year
- He struck out 10 in 6 1/3 shutout frames, allowing just four singles
- Harvey lowers his season ERA to 0.61, allowing two earned runs in 29 1/3 innings
- He has 32 strikeouts and six walks on the year, allowing just two extra-base hits
- Harvey has now gone over 21 innings without allowing a run
- Owen Canter took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits in four innings of work

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs and Pioneers wrap up the three-game series with a Saturday doubleheader at 1 p.m.