Jefferson City, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs plated six runs in the top of the ninth inning Friday afternoon, rallying for a 13-10 victory at Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. The Bulldogs improve to 27-9 overall and 17-5 in the SAC, while the Eagles fall to 20-14 overall and 10-12 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Carson-Newman 19-7
- The 'Dogs had 10 of the 16 extra-base hits; C-N had four of the seven homers
- The Eagles left 10 on base; the 'Dogs stranded six
- The Bulldogs had two of the three errors
- Carson-Newman had both stolen bases
- WU pitching struck out nine and walked 10; C-N had six strikeouts and four walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Ben Karpowicz had a double, homer, three RBI and two runs scored
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Jalen Evans also homered and drove in three
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Bowen Powell was four-for-five with two doubles, a homer, two RBI and two runs scored
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Gavin Groppuso added three hits including a double, driving in a run and scoring twice
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Tanner McCammon contributed a hit, RBI and run scored
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Neil Griffin was three-for-five with two doubles and two runs scored
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Jake Courville went three-for-five with a double and two runs scored
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Reed Benamati added a hit and an RBI; Bradley Hart notched a hit and scored a run
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Chad Harvey struck out four in 5 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs
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Charlie Carpenter struck out two in 1 2/3 innings to earn the win, allowing one run
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Carson Morton struck out two in a scoreless ninth to earn the save
THIRD INNING
- Hart got things started with a one-out double
- He scored on Groppuso's RBI double to get Wingate on the board
- Powell followed with an RBI double to stretch the lead to two
- A Cole Nathan sacrifice fly in the bottom of the frame got the Eagles on the board
- Bradley Soto Diaz added a sacrifice fly to tie it at two
FOURTH INNING
- A Courville single and Griffin double put 'Dogs on second and third
- Evans launched a three-run homer to center, giving Wingate a 5-2 advantage
FIFTH INNING
- Powell's solo homer stretched the lead to four
- A Colton Evans solo shot in the bottom of the frame made it 6-3
SIXTH INNING
- Carson Cochran drew a bases-loaded walk to pull the Eagles within two
- Evans connected on a grand slam to give Carson-Newman an 8-6 advantage
SEVENTH INNING
- Soto Diaz added a solo shot in the seventh to give the Eagles a three-run cushion
EIGHTH INNING
- Karpowicz led off the inning with a double, then moved to third on Courville's single
- He scored on a double play to make it 9-7
- Cole Nathan launched a solo homer in the bottom of the frame, pushing the lead back to three
NINTH INNING
- Groppuso drew a one-out walk, then moved to third on a Powell double
- McCammon's RBI single plated Groppuso to make it a two-run game
- Karpowicz followed with the big blow, a three-run homer to put the 'Dogs on top 11-10
- Courville followed with a double, then went to third on Griffin's single
- Courville scored on a C-N error to extend the lead to two
- Benamati added an RBI single to make it 13-10
- After a leadoff walk in the bottom of the ninth, Morton got back-to-back strikeouts
- Back-to-back walks then loaded the bases for the Eagles
- Morton induced a game-ending groundout to finish off the victory
WRAPUP
- Carpenter got the win, allowing a run on two hits in 1 2/3 innings, striking out two
- Morton got the saves, striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning
- Kyle Adams took the loss, allowing four runs on four hits, facing four batters
UP NEXT
- The teams wrap up the series with a doubleheader Saturday at noon
