Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 17 runs on 18 hits Sunday evening, prevailing 17-16 over Millersville University in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Wingate wins the three-game series, moving to 4-2 on the year, while the Marauders fall to 1-2 overall.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Millersville 18-15
- The 'Dogs had five of the eight extra-base hits and three of the four homers
- The Bulldogs left 14 on base; the Marauders stranded 13
- The 'Dogs had four of the six stolen bases
- Each team committed two errors
- WU pitching struck out 15 and walked nine; MU had 15 strikeouts and 16 walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Sean Sullivan had a double, homer, four RBI and two runs scored
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Ben Karpowicz was three-for-five with a homer, three RBI and two runs
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Tanner McCammon also homered, driving in a pair of runs
- Groppuso had an RBI and two runs scored, drawing five walks
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Bowen Powell was three-for-six with an RBI and run scored
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Reed Benamati had two hits, an RBI a stolen base and two runs scored
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Jake Courville added a hit, RBI and run scored
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Bradley Hart went three-for-five with a double and two runs scored
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Jalen Evans contributed two hits, two stolen bases and two runs scored
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Connor Longley allowed two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of work, striking out five
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Kolt Nelson struck out three in an inning of work
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Parker Jensen struck out three in two shutout frames to earn the win
FIRST INNING
- An RBI single from Smith gave Millersville an early lead
- Groppuso drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the frame, then went to second on Powell's single
- Courville drew a bases-loaded walk to plate Groppuso and tie it at one
SECOND INNING
- Singles from Evans, Benamati and Powell loaded the bases for the 'Dogs
- Sullivan's two-run double made it 3-1
- Karpowicz added a two-run single to push the lead to four
FOURTH INNING
- McCammon led off the inning with a solo shot to put the 'Dogs on top 6-1
FIFTH INNING
- A Groppuso walk and Powell single started the inning
- McCammon's sacrifice fly made it 7-1
SIXTH INNING
- Back-to-back bases-loaded hit batsmen plated a pair of runs for Millersville to make it 7-3
- Wingate answered with four in the bottom of the frame
- Hart drew a leadoff walk, then scored on a Benamati RBI single
- Powell drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 9-3
- Sullivan's two-run homer gave the Bulldogs an 11-3 cushion
SEVENTH INNING
- A three-run homer from Kirk made it 11-6
- Two walks started the bottom of the frame for Wingate
- Karpowicz scored after a Hart single and an error to make it 12-6
- A Passed ball and error allowed Courville and Hart to score to give WU an eight-run lead
EIGHTH INNING
- The Marauders scored four in the eighth to pull within four
- RBI singles from Williams an Ebbert highlighted the four-run Millersville rally
- Karpowicz connected on a solo shot in the bottom of the frame to make it 15-10
NINTH INNING
- Millersville scored six times in the ninth to take the lead
- A Hunsicker two-run double made it 15-13
- Chamberlin followed with an RBI double to pull Millersville within a run
- Yost followed with a two-out, two-run single to give MU a 16-15 advantage
- Evans singled to start the bottom of the inning, then stole second and third
- He scored on Powell's RBI groundout to tie it at 16
ELEVENTH INNING
- Hart started the bottom of the 11th with a double down the leftfield line
- Evans was then intentionally walked
- Both moved up on a balk, while an intentional walk to
Cam Harris loaded the bases
- Groppuso blooped an RBI single to right, plating Hart to give the 'Dogs the victory
WRAPUP
- Parker got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- He tossed two shutout frames, allowing just one hit while striking out three in the 10th and 11th
- Nolan Kidwell took the loss, allowing a run on two hits in an inning, striking out two and walking two
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Mount Olive at 3 p.m.
