WINGATE, N.C. – Five Bobcats finished with multiple hits this afternoon, but it wasn't enough as Wingate posted a three-run inning in both games to clinch a sweep in the non-conference twin bil.
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wingate – 6; Lees-McRae - 0
LOCATION: Wingate Softball Complex – Wingate, North Carolina
RECORDS: Wingate (6-7), Lees-McRae (2-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Morgan Crowe finished 2 for 3 from the plate to lead the Bobcats in game one.
- Lees-McRae opened the game with a scoring opportunity in the top of the first inning as Sarah Beth Thomas walked and Crowe singled, but the Bobcats failed to push across the first run.
- Wingate finally broke through in the bottom of third with two runs on two hits.
- The Bulldogs extended their lead with a three-run bottom of the fifth inning and added an insurance marker in the bottom of the sixth.
- Raygan Rensing was credited with the loss in the circle for Lees-McRae, scattering five runs on six hits in four innings of work, while Charlsy Traylor gave up one run on one hit in two innings of relief.
FOR THE FOES:
- Haley Cashwell and Heaven Maness each went 2 for 4 from the plate to lead Wingate.
- Raechel Cutcher earned the victory for the Bulldogs, giving up only two hits in seven innings of work.
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wingate – 5; Lees-McRae - 2
LOCATION: Wingate Softball Complex – Wingate, North Carolina
RECORDS: Wingate (7-7), Lees-McRae (2-8)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Freshman Abby West finished 2 for 2 from the plate with a double and two RBIs to lead the Bobcats in the later game.
- Katelyn Wyatt went 2 for 3 from the dish with a double, while Thomas and Hannah Foster each went 2 for 4, with Foster adding a double and a stolen base.
- Lees-McRae had the game's first scoring chance after a lead-off single by Foster in the top of the second inning, but three-consecutive outs left the game a 0-0.
- Wingate posted a three-run bottom of the third inning on two hits to take the early lead.
- After the Bulldogs scored another run in the bottom of the fourth, the Bobcats used a lead-off double by Wyatt and a single by West to score Amber Corvin, who entered as a pinch-runner.
- Wingate extended the lead to 5-1 with a one-out single in the bottom of the fifth.
- Lees-McRae scored their final run in the top of the sixth off of two singles by Julie Gast and Wyatt and a double by West that scored Meredith Summey.
- Traylor started the game going 3.1 innings and giving up two runs on three hits.
- Wyatt was given the loss for Lees-McRae, giving up three runs on three hits in 2.2 innings of relief.
FOR THE FOES:
- Cashwell and Maness each finished with multiple hits in the second game to pace the Bulldogs.
- Sydney Kale was credited with the win in the circle for Wingate, giving up one run on six hits in 4.1 innings of work.
- Kaitlyn Knuckles picked up the save by giving up only one hit in 1.1 innings.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will return to the field on Sunday, Feb. 28 as they visit Lincoln Memorial for a non-conference doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
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