Salisbury, N.C.----The sixth-seeded Young Harris College Mountain Lions prevailed 14-3 over third-seeded Wingate University on day three of the NCAA Southeast regional Saturday evening. Young Harris improves to 41-17 overall, while the Bulldogs end their season at 40-19.
KEY STATS
- Young Harris out-hit Wingate 16-9
- The Mountain Lions had seven of the 12 extra-base hits with three of the four homers
- The Bulldogs left 11 on base; YHC stranded three
- Young Harris had three of the five stolen bases
- The Mountain Lions had two of the three errors
- WU pitching struck out six and walked three; YHC struck out four and walked two
KEY BULLDOGS
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Bowen Powell was two-for-four with a double and a homer
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Jalen Evans added a double and drove in a run
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Tanner McCammon collected a hit and scored a run
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Will Farrell added a triple;
Jake Courville notched a double
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Carson Morton struck out six in 4 2/3 innings
SECOND INNING
- A Sydney Ward two-run homer gave the Mountain Lions a 2-0 lead
THIRD INNING
- A WU error allowed another run to score, giving Young Harris a three-run lead
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Reed Benamati drew a leadoff walk, then went to second on an error
- He scored on a YHC error to get the 'Dogs on the board
FIFTH INNING
- A Jackson Morgan two-run single made it 5-1
- Ward added a three-run homer to extend the lead to seven
SEVENTH INNING
- A Bryce Kingeter sacrifice fly made it 9-1
- Powell launched a solo shot in the bottom of the frame
- McCammon followed with a single, then scored on an Evans RBI double to make it 9-3
EIGHTH INNING
- A Hernandez two-run single and Morgan two-run homer made the final margin 14-3
WRAPUP
- Cole Molina got the win, allowing three runs on eight hits in seven innings, striking out two
- Morton took the loss, allowing five earned runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out six
