WINGATE, N.C. – The No. 11 Wingate University Softball Team (37-6, 15-1 SAC) earned a pair of South Atlantic Conference victories over visiting Emory & Henry College (17-16, 8-10 SAC) Saturday afternoon. The nationally-ranked Bulldogs won the opener by a 7-0 score and completed the sweep, 5-0.
The Basics
GAME ONE – No. 11 Wingate 7, Emory & Henry 0
GAME TWO – No. 11 Wingate 5, Emory & Henry 0
LOCATION – Wingate, North Carolina
VENUE – WU Softball Complex
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (17-16, 8-10 SAC); Wingate (37-6, 15-1 SAC)
Game One – No. 11 Wingate 7, Emory & Henry 0
The Bulldogs got on the board in the bottom of the first as Hannah Stevens drove in Kaylee Hobgood with a single through the left side. In the third, Wingate pressed the margin to 3-0 when a pair of runs scored on a wild pitch.
WU added another two runs in the fifth on a two-run home run by Stevens to right field. The Bulldogs capped the scoring in the sixth on a RBI fielder's choice by Kaylee Hobgood and an infield single by Savanna Brooks for the final 7-0 margin.
Wingate's Raechel Cutcher earned the win in six innings of work with 12 strikeouts, two hits and one walk. E&H sophomore right-hander Kylie Cundiff (Roanoke, Va.) suffered the loss, allowing six earned runs on 13 hits with two strikeouts.
Game Two – No. 11 Wingate 5, Emory & Henry 0
Wingate scored the first run in the second as Raelynn Kramer drove in Heaven Maness with a fielder's choice. In the third, the Bulldogs extended their lead to 2-0 as Maness plated Sydney Kale with a double down the left-field line.
Three runs in the fifth pushed the score out to 5-0. Ragan Liles drove in Maness with a triple and completed her trip around the bases when Kramer hit a two-run homer to center to cap the scoring.
Kale pitched a perfect game, striking out nine of the 21 batters she faced. Wasp freshman Destiny Good (Staunton, Va.) was settled with the loss, as five runs scored on 11 hits.
Up Next
Emory & Henry will return home on Tuesday to host No. 18 Lenoir-Rhyne University at 2:30 p.m.
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