Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs rolled to a 14-2 seven-inning victory over Anderson University in game one of Saturday afternoon's South Atlantic Conference baseball doubleheader at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. The Trojans salvaged the final game of the series 12-8. Wingate takes two out of three in the weekend series, finishing the regular season at 34-16 overall and 24-9 in the SAC, while the Trojans move to 24-24 overall and 11-21 in league play. The victory gives Wingate the number two seed in the SAC Tournament, earning hosting duties in next weekend's opening round.

GAME ONE | WINGATE 14 ANDERSON 2

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Anderson 16-4
- The 'Dogs had eight of the nine extra-base hits with both homers
- The Bulldogs left six on base; the Trojans stranded five
- Wingate had all five stolen bases
- Each team committed an error
- WU pitching struck out seven and walked two; AU struck out four and walked four

KEY BULLDOGS

- Tanner McCammon was four-for-four with a homer, three RBI and three runs scored
- Ben Karpowicz went three-for-four with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored
- Reed Benamati added a double, homer, two RBI and two runs scored
- Gavin Groppuso had two hits including a double, driving in a run, scoring three and stealing two bases
- Jalen Evans was three-for-four with a double, RBI, three stolen bases and a run scored
- Neil Griffin added a double, RBI and a run scored
- Bradley Hart contributed a hit, RBI and run scored
- Bowen Powell and Jake Courville each added an RBI
- JD Little struck out six in six innings, allowing two runs on three hits
- Charlie Carpenter struck out one in a scoreless inning in relief

FIRST INNING

- A Myles Denton RBI single gave Anderson an early 1-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- A Zach Stover RBI groundout pushed the lead to two

THIRD INNING

- A Benamati double and Groppuso single started the third
- A Powell sacrifice fly got the Bulldogs on the board
- McCammon followed with a single
- A Karpowicz RBI double tied it at two
- A Courville sacrifice fly put the 'Dogs on top 3-2

FOURTH INNING

- Griffin started the inning with a walk, then went to second on a Hart sacrifice
- Benamati lined a two-run homer to left to stretch the lead to three
- A walk and an error put two more on for Wingate
- McCammon's RBI single made it 6-2
- Karpowicz followed with a two-run double to give the Bulldogs a six-run cushion
- Evans added an RBI single to give Wingate a 9-2 advantage

FIFTH INNING

- Hart drew a leadoff walk, then moved to third on a sacrifice
- Groppuso's RBI double put the 'Dogs in double figures
- McCammon launched a two-run homer to make it 12-2

SIXTH INNING

- Evans led off the frame with a double, then stole third
- He scored on Griffin's RBI double
- Hart's RBI single made the final margin 14-2

WRAPUP

- Little got the win, allowing two runs on three hits in six innings, striking out six
- Cole Davis took the loss, allowing nine runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings

GAME TWO | LINCOLN MEMORIAL 12 WINGATE 8

KEY STATS

- Anderson out-hit Wingate 16-11
- The 'Dogs had seven of the 13 extra-base hits; AU had three of the five homers
- The Trojans left 12 on base; the Bulldogs stranded six
- Anderson had all four stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out four and walked six; AU had four strikeouts and six walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Karpowicz homered and drove in three
- Powell added a homer, two RBI and two runs scored
- Benamati registered a double and drove in a run
- Griffin went three-for-four with an RBI and run scored
- Groppuso, McCammon and Hart each added a double and a run scored
- Evans collected a pair of hits

FIRST INNING

- A Levi Medford two-run single gave AU an early lead
- Stover added an RBI single to make it 3-0

THIRD INNING

- Stover's RBI double pushed the lead to four
- Groppuso drew a two-out walk
- Powell followed with a two-run homer to cut the lead in half

FOURTH INNING

- Medford's RBI single made it 5-2
- Gray Wells connected on a two-run homer to give the Trojans a five-run lead
- Karpowicz drew a leadoff walk, then went to second on a groundout
- Griffin's RBI single cut the lead to four
- Benamati added a two-run double to center, making it 7-5

FIFTH INNING

- Powell drew a leadoff walk, then moved to third on McCammon's double
- Karpowicz launched a towering three-run shot over the batter's eye in center to give WU an 8-7 lead

SIXTH INNING

- Braden Harris and Denton connected on back-to-back solo shots to put Anderson back on top
- A Ryan Iannuzzo two-run single made it 11-8
- Helms followed with an RBI single to give the Trojans a four-run cushion

WRAPUP

- Luke Godwin got the win, tossing three shutout frames, striking out two while allowing four hits
- Gabe Barker took the loss, allowing two runs on two hits in 1 1/3 innings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is the number two seed in next week's SAC Tournament
- The Bulldogs will host the three, six and seven seed in the pod, which starts Friday, May 1
- There will be two games Friday, three Saturday, and either one or two on Sunday at Ron Christopher Stadium
- The full bracket and schedule will be released Sunday