Jefferson City, Tenn.----The 24th-ranked Carson-Newman University Eagles took game one of Wednesday's South Atlantic Conference softball doubleheader 8-0 over visiting Wingate University, but the Bulldogs responded by taking game two 7-4 to move to 16-10 overall and 3-3 in the SAC. The Eagles go to 22-7 overall and 3-3 in league play.

GAME ONE | #24 CARSON-NEWMAN 8 WINGATE 0

KEY STATS

- Carson-Newman out-hit Wingate 15-2
- The Eagles had all five extra-base hits including the lone homer
- C-N left eight on base; the 'Dogs stranded four
- The Bulldogs had all three errors in the contest
- Carson-Newman had the lone stolen base
- C-N pitching struck out three and walked two; WU had two strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kaylee Hobgood had a hit for the 'Dogs
- Riley Griffin also collected a hit

FIRST INNING

- A three-run homer from Grace Gregory highlighted a four-run first inning for the Eagles

SECOND INNING

- A single, double and wild pitch allowed Abbi Martin to score, making it 5-0

THIRD INNING

- A sacrifice fly from Malyiah Smith stretched the lead to six

SIXTH INNING

- Sarah Walker ended the game in the sixth with a two-run single, making it 8-0

WRAPUP

- Atiana Stamper got the win, allowing two hits in six shutout frames, striking out three
- Lily Huneycutt took the loss, allowing three earned runs on four hits in an inning of work

GAME TWO | WINGATE 7 #24 CARSON-NEWMAN 4

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Carson-Newman 12-9
- C-N had three of the five extra-base hits; the 'Dogs had two of the three homers
- The Eagles left nine on base; the Bulldogs stranded seven
- The 'Dogs had three of the four stolen bases
- Each team had an error
- WU pitching struck out nine and walked three; C-N had three strikeouts and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Reagan Simmons homered twice and drove in three runs
- Addy Higginbotham was three-for-four with an RBI and run scored
- Hobgood added two hits, an RBI and a run scored
- Griffin drove in a run
- Sydney Patterson and Damyia McFadden each had a hit and scored a run
- Raleigh Dudley also scored a run
- Kendra Murray added a pair of hits
- Jillian Thomas went five innings, allowing three runs while striking out five
- Lily Robbins struck out four in two innings of work, allowing a run on one hit

FIRST INNING

- Higginbotham started things with a one-out single, then stole second
- She scored on Griffin's sacrifice fly to get the 'Dogs on the board

SECOND INNING

- Simmons led off the frame with a solo shot to make it 2-0
- Patterson followed with a single, then moved to second on a Bella Kraemer sacrifice
- Hobgood's RBI single plated Patterson to put the 'Dogs on top by three

THIRD INNING

- Dudley drew a one-out walk
- Simmons launched a two-run homer to center to give the Bulldogs a 5-0 advantage
- Macauley Bailey's RBI single in the bottom of the frame got the Eagles on the board

FIFTH INNING

- Bailey started things with a double to right center, then scored on a WU error
- An RBI triple from Saunders made it 5-3

SIXTH INNING

- Kraemer got the sixth inning started with a one-out single
- Hobgood followed with a single, with an error on the play allowing a run to score
- An RBI single from Hibbinbotham plated Hobgood to give Wingate a 7-3 cushion

SEVENTH INNING

- Bailey's solo shot in the seventh made the final margin 7-4
- Robbins followed by getting three strikeouts to clinch the victory

WRAPUP

- Thomas got the win, allowing three runs on eight hits in five innings, striking out five
- Lacey Keck took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits in an inning of work

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action next Wednesday, hosting Catawba for a 1 p.m. doubleheader