Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs bounced back from a 6-5 loss in game one of Saturday afternoon's South Atlantic Conference baseball doubleheader at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field, taking game two 25-7 over Newberry College. The 'Dogs claim the weekend series, improving to 30-12 overall and 20-7 in the SAC. The Wolves fall to 24-18 overall and 17-10 in league play.

GAME ONE | NEWBERRY 6 WINGATE 5

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Newberry 9-8
- The Wolves had three of the five extra-base hits; each team homered
- Each team left five on base
- Each team committed an error
- NC pitching struck out six and walked four; WU had three strikeouts and a walk

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jordan Dixon had a double and two RBI
- Gavin Groppuso homered
- Reed Benamati added a double and an RBI
- Neil Griffin also drove in a run
- Jake Courville went three-for-four with a run scored
- Tanner McCammon and Ben Karpowicz each added a hit and a run scored
- Charlie Carpenter tossed 4 1/3 shutout frames
- JD Little struck out three in 4 2/3 innings of work

FIRST INNING

- A Bryson Foster RBI double started the scoring for the Wolves
- Logan Busenlehner followed with a two-run homer to make it 3-0
- Groppuso led off the bottom of the frame with a solo shot to cut the lead to two

FOURTH INNING

- An Anthony Plotkin RBI groundout pushed the Newberry lead back to three

FIFTH INNING

- A two-run single from Bryson Nuckols gave the Wolves a 6-1 advantage

SIXTH INNING

- McCammon started the inning with a single, then moved to second on a Karpowicz walk
- Griffin's sacrifice fly made it 6-2

NINTH INNING

- Singles from Karpowicz and Courville started the Wingate ninth
- Dixon's two-run double made it a two-run game
- Benamati followed with an RBI single to make it 6-5
- Cayden Hansen induced a game-ending groundout to secure the victory

WRAPUP

- Nick Riedel got the win, allowing four runs on seven hits in eight innings of work, striking out four
- Little took the loss, allowing five earned runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out three

GAME TWO | WINGATE 25 NEWBERRY 7

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Newberry 18-12
- The 'Dogs had nine of the 12 extra-base hits including all seven homers
- The Bulldogs left 10 on base; the Wolves stranded seven
- Newberry committed all three errors
- WU pitching struck out five and walked four; NC had seven strikeouts and 10 walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Karpowicz homered three times, drove in eight runs and scored four times
- Jalen Evans added two homers and four RBI
- Justin Barham homered and drove in four runs
- Griffin added a double, homer, three RBI and four runs scored
- Will Farrell and Sean Sullivan each collected a hit, RBI and run scored
- Luke St. John and Benamati drove in a run apiece
- McCammon registered a hit and scored three runs
- Powell and Goff each added a hit and a run scored
- Bradley Hart notched a pair of hits
- Jett Thomas allowed a run in 2 2/3 innings of work
- Jackson Toney tossed 1 1/3 shutout frames with a strikeout
- Carter Schuster added a scoreless inning

FIRST INNING

- Singles from Powell and McCammon put two on for the 'Dogs
- Karpowicz launched a three-run homer
- Courville followed with a single
- Griffin's two-run homer made it 5-0

SECOND INNING

- McCammon reached on an error with two outs
- Karpowicz connected on his second homer in as many innings to push the lead to seven

THIRD INNING

- Griffin started the inning with a double to center
- Evans followed with a two-run shot to left center to put the 'Dogs on top 9-1

FOURTH INNING

- Griffin drew a one-out walk
- Evans followed with another two-run shot to right, stretching the lead to 10

FIFTH INNING

- The Bulldogs plated 10 runs in the fifth inning
- McCammon reached on an error to start the frame
- Karpowicz blasted his third homer of the game, a two-run shot to center to make it 13-1
- Two hit batters and a walk loaded the bases
- St. John and Farrell drew bases-loaded walks, while Benamati was hit by a pitch, making it 16-1
- Barham and Karpowicz added bases-loaded walks to plate two more runs
- Courville's two-run single gave the Bulldogs 20 runs
- Sullivan added an RBI single to make it 21-1

SIXTH INNING

- A hit batter and Farrell single put two on to start the Wingate sixth
- Barham launched a three-run homer to right center to put the 'Dogs on top 24-2
- Will Goff followed with a single, then moved to third on a Josh Haggerty double
- Griffin's RBI groundout gave Wingate a 25-2 advantage

WRAPUP

- Thomas got the win, allowing a run on five hits in 2 2/3 innings, striking out one
- Jake McGlynn took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits in an inning of work

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Francis Marion for a 6 p.m. start