Emory, Va.----The Wingate University Bulldogs took game one of Saturday's doubleheader 5-0 at Emory & Henry, while the Wasps held on for a 5-4 victory in game two of the South Atlantic Conference softball doubleheader. The Bulldogs move to 15-9 overall and 2-2 in the SAC, while the Wasps go to 17-9 overall and 3-1 in league play.

GAME ONE | WINGATE 5 EMORY & HENRY 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit E&H 8-1
- Each team had an extra-base hit; the 'Dogs had the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left five on base; the Wasps stranded one
- Emory & Henry had the lone error
- WU pitching struck out six without a walk; E&H struck out four and walked two

KEY BULLDOGS

- Lily Huneycutt tossed a one-hit shutout, striking out six
- Kendra Murray homered and drove in two
- Riley Griffin added a hit and drove in a run
- Huneycutt also had an RBI
- Kaylee Hobgood and Addy Higginbotham each added two hits and two runs scored

FIRST INNING

- Hobgood led off the game with a single
- Murray blasted a two-run shot to center to give the 'Dogs an early 2-0 lead

THIRD INNING

- Singles from Hobgood and Higginbotham started the WU third
- Hobgood scored on a passed ball to push the lead to three
- Griffin's RBI single put the 'Dogs on top 4-0

FIFTH INNING

- Higginbotham reached on an error to start the frame, then went to second on a wild pitch
- A Huneycutt RBI groundout made the final margin 5-0

WRAPUP

- Huneycutt got the win, allowing just one hit in seven shutout frames, striking out six
- Malorie Reeves took the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits in seven innings of work

GAME TWO | EMORY & HENRY 5 WINGATE 4

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit E&H 10-8
- The Wasps had five of the seven extra-base hits with the lone homer
- The Bulldogs left seven on base; Emory & Henry stranded six
- E&H committed all three errors in the contest
- The Wasps had both stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out 10 and walked three; E&H had three strikeouts and a walk

KEY BULLDOGS

- Murray was two-for-three with a double, RBI and run scored
- Reagan Simmons added two hits and drove in a run
- Paisley Boatright had a double, triple and an RBI
- Sydney Patterson also drove in a run
- Hobgood collected two more hits and scored a run
- Higginbotham also had a hit and a run scored
- Jillian Thomas struck out four in 2 1/3 shutout frames
- Lily Robbins struck out six in 3 2/3 innings

THIRD INNING

- A Hannah Booth three-run homer gave the Wasps a three-run lead

FOURTH INNING

- Higginbotham led off the frame with a single
- She scored on Murray's RBI single to make it 3-1
- E&H scored twice in the bottom of the frame, taking a 5-1 lead on a Laila Rodriguez RBI double

SIXTH INNING

- Singles from Hobgood and Murray, along with an error loaded the bases
- An RBI single from Simmons cut the lead to three
- Patterson followed with a sacrifice fly
- Boatright's RBI double made it 5-4

WRAPUP

- Reeves got the win, allowing four runs on 10 hits in seven innings
- Robbins took the loss, allowing five runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Carson-Newman for a 1 p.m. doubleheader