Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs blasted three more homers Friday night, prevailing 10-3 in South Atlantic Conference baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The Bulldogs improve to 33-15 overall and 23-8 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 23-24 overall and 10-21 in league play. Wingate needs one more win Saturday to clinch hosting duties for next week's SAC Tournament opening round.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Anderson 9-5
- The 'Dogs had seven of the nine extra-base hits with all three homers
- The Trojans left nine on base; the Bulldogs stranded seven
- Wingate had all three stolen bases
- The Bulldogs had the lone error in the contest
- WU pitching struck out nine and walked three; AU had six strikeouts and eight walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Tanner McCammon had a double, two homers, four RBI and four runs scored
- Ben Karpowicz also homered, driving in three and scoring a run
- Jake Courville added two doubles and a pair of RBI
- Gavin Groppuso also drove in a run
- Bowen Powell collected two hits including a double, scoring two runs
- Jalen Evans added a hit, stolen base and run scored
- Chad Harvey struck out six in six innings of work, allowing two earned runs
- Carson Starnes tossed three shutout frames, striking out three while allowing one hit

FIRST INNING

- McCammon got things started with a two-out double
- Karpowicz drew a walk
- Courville plated them both with a two-run double to right center

THIRD INNING

- A Powell single and McCammon walk put two on for the 'Dogs
- Karpowicz connected on a three-run homer to put the 'Dogs on top 5-0

FOURTH INNING

- A Riley Matthews RBI groundout got the Trojans on the board

FIFTH INNING

- Levi Medford was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to pull Anderson within three

SIXTH INNING

- Evans led off the frame with a single, then stole second
- He scored on Groppuso's RBI single to make it 6-2

SEVENTH INNING

- A Braeden Harris RBI double cut the lead back to three
- McCammon led off the bottom of the frame with a solo shot to make it 7-3

EIGHTH INNING

- A Groppuso walk and Powell double put Bulldogs on second and third
- McCammon launched a three-run shot to give Wingate a 10-3 cushion

WRAPUP

- Harvey got the win, moving to 9-0 on the year
- He allowed two earned runs on four hits in six innings, striking out six
- Starnes struck out three in three shutout frames to notch his second save of the year
- Brendan Clarke took the loss, allowing six runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings of work

UP NEXT

- The two teams meet again Saturday to wrap up the regular season
- The doubleheader is slated to start at 1 p.m., with Senior Day festivities at 12:30 p.m.