Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs bounced back from dropping game one of Saturday's South Atlantic Conference doubleheader 2-0 against Tusculum, rolling to a 12-4 victory in game two. The Bulldogs move to 17-12 overall and 4-6 in the SAC, while the Pioneers go to 12-18 overall and 2-8 in league play.

GAME ONE | TUSCULUM 2 WINGATE 0

KEY STATS

- Tusculum out-hit Wingate 8-4
- The Pioneers had the lone extra-base hit
- Tusculum left 12 on base; the Bulldogs stranded four
- The Pioneers had the lone error
- TU pitching struck out seven and walked one; WU struck out six and walked five

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kaylee Hobgood, Dayia McFadden, Riley Griffin and Carrie Ellen Bryan each had a hit
- Jillian Thomas struck out six in 4 1/3 shutout frames

SIXTH INNING

- A double and two walks loaded the bases for Tusculum
- Muriel Dillon was hit by a pitch to plate the first run of the game

SEVENTH INNING

- An Andrea Davis RBI single gave the Pioneers a two-run lead

WRAPUP

- Chelsey Stonesifer got the win, striking out seven in seven shutout frames, allowing four hits
- Lily Robbins took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits in 2 2/3 innings

GAME TWO | WINGATE 12 TUSCULUM 4 (6 Innings)

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Tusculum 15-8
- The Bulldogs had three of the four extra-base hits
- The 'Dogs left seven on base; the Pioneers stranded six
- Tusculum had both errors in the contest
- Wingate had the lone stolen base
- Each pitching staff had one strikeout and two walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Lily Huneycutt was three-for-four with a double, homer and three RBI
- Sydney Patterson went two-for-three with three RBI and a run scored
- Macie Tillman added two hits, two RBI and three runs scored
- Emilee Cohee homered and drove in a pair of runs
- Hobgood added two hits, an RBI and a run scored
- Paisley Boatright collected a hit, RBI and run scored
- McFadden had two hits and a run scored
- Kendra Murray notched a hit and scored two runs

FIRST INNING

- An Ava Hallows RBI single gave Tusculum an early 1-0 lead
- Wingate answered with four runs in the bottom of the frame
- Singles from Hobgood and McFadden and a Murray walk loaded the bases
- Tillman's RBI single plated the first run for the 'Dogs
- Boatright's RBI single gave Wingate the lead
- Patterson's two-run single gave the Bulldogs a 4-1 advantage

SECOND INNING

- Izzy Wilson's RBI single cut the lead to two
- An Ella Majchrzaktwo-run single tied it at four

THIRD INNING

- Huneycutt's solo homer gave Wingate a 5-4 lead
- Patterson and Bryan followed with singles
- Hobgood's RBI single gave the Bulldogs a two-run cushion

FOURTH INNING

- Murray reached on an error to start the inning
- She scored on Tillman's RBI single
- Huneycutt's RBI single made it 8-4
- Patterson followed with an RBI groundout, pushing the lead to five

SIXTH INNING

- Tillman reached on an error to start the sixth
- Huneycutt's RBI double made it 10-4
- Cohee connected on a two-run homer, ending the game at 12-4

WRAPUP

- Huneycutt got the win, moving to 10-5
- She allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings
- Dani Beckham took the loss, allowing six runs on eight hits in 2 2/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Sunday, hosting UNC Pembroke for a 1 p.m. doubleheader