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ANDERSON, S.C. - Wingate completed a three-game sweep over
Anderson by taking a doubleheader, 12-7 and 13-3, past the Trojans
in South Atlantic Conference baseball action Saturday afternoon at
Memorial Stadium.
The Bulldogs improved to 27-19 overall and 14-10 in the SAC,
while Anderson slipped to 18-26 overall and 9-15 in the
conference.
Game #1
Wingate 12, Anderson 7
Wingate senior catcher Taylor Honeycutt hit a three-run homer in
the top of the eighth inning to break a 7-7 tie and give the
visitors the lead for good. Bulldog senior right-hander Cameron
Falcon earned the victory with 3 2/3 innings of scoreless, two-hit
relief.
With one out in the five-run Wingate eighth, junior left fielder
Casey Allison doubled and moved to third on a wild pitch. Junior
designated hitter Jacob Karr singled up the middle to score
Allison. He moved to second on an infield single by freshman third
baseman Cody Shelton and both runners advanced one base on a wild
pitch.
Wingate senior pinch-hitter Brandon Santiago contributed an RBI
single to left, scoring Karr and moving Shelton to third base.
Honeycutt followed with his ninth home run of the season to put the
Bulldogs up 10-7.
The Bulldogs added two insurance runs in the top of the ninth.
McPherson singled and scored later in the inning on a wild pitch.
Karr laced an RBI single to center field, plating Allison, who had
reached on a fielder's choice, to finish the scoring. The Trojans
got out of the inning with their third double play of the first
game.
Anderson took a 7-5 lead with three unearned runs in the bottom
of the sixth inning. Trojan junior outfielder Ryan Kirkland singled
to start the inning, but Honeycutt picked him off first base.
Freshman centerfielder Zack Reeves reached on a throwing error and
freshman catcher Troy Ambros singled to right to put runners on the
corners. Junior center fielder Jonathan Romano recorded an RBI
infield single to score Reeves.
AU junior shortstop Thomas Prado reached on a fielding error as
Ambros scored and runners moved to second and third. Senior second
baseman Ryan Saxon followed with an RBI-single through the left
side, scoring Romano and ending the day for Wingate sophomore
starter Justin Somers. Falcon entered the game and recorded a
strikeout and a fly out to end the threat.
In the Wingate fifth, the Bulldogs plated three runs to take
their first lead at 5-4.
Wingate scored twice in the third frame to cut the deficit to
3-2. Yeung had an RBI double in the third inning. Anderson got a
run back in the third on an RBI single by sophomore infielder Tony
Price.
Anderson scored twice in the first and once in the second to
take an early 3-0 advantage. Sophomore designated hitter Erick
Sanderson blasted his team-leading home run in the first, while
Reeves had an RBI single in the second.
Yeung was three-for-four with a double, a triple and three RBI.
Karr was three-for-five with two RBI. Honeycutt and Allison had two
hits each. Honeycutt had the home run and three RBI, while Allison
scored two runs in the opener. Sanderson was three-for-five with
the solo home run and one RBI for Anderson. Four AU teammates had
two hits each.
Falcon improved to 2-0 overall, working 3 2/3 innings, while
striking out four and walking two. Anderson senior reliever Justin
Rogers took the loss. In 2 1/3 innings, Rogers surrendered five
earned runs on eight hits.
Game #2
Wingate 13, Anderson 3
Yeung recorded a pair of homers, while adding a double and
driving in five runs to lead the Wingate attack in the series
finale. Junior outfielder Dodson McPherson hit for the cycle, going
four-for-five while driving in four. Senior outfielder Cale Rogers
went three-for-three with a run scored, while Shelton was
two-for-five with an RBI and a run scored.
AU junior infielder Blake May was two-for-three with an RBI to
lead the Trojan attack. Sanderson was two-for-three with a run
scored, while sophomore catcher Brett Scarberry went two-for-two
with a run scored.
The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead, plating four runs in
the first. McPherson got it started with a two-run double, while
Yeung followed with a two-run homer to make it 4-0.
Yeung hit his second homer of the day and team-best 13th homer
of the year in the second, a two-run shot to center, to make the
score 6-0. An RBI double from redshirt sophomore infielder James
Tedder gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead in the third.
After the Trojans cut the deficit to six in the bottom of the
third, McPherson led off the fourth with his 12th homer of the year
to make the score 8-1. An RBI single from Shelton pushed the
Wingate lead to eight. Allison belted a solo homer in the sixth to
make it 10-1. The Trojans cut two runs off the margin in the bottom
of the sixth to cut the lead to seven, highlighted by an RBI single
from May.
Wingate answered with three runs in the seventh. McPherson
ripped an RBI triple to plate the first run of the frame,
completing his cycle. Yeung drove him home with an RBI double,
while an RBI single from sophomore pinch-hitter Taylor Nelson
plated the final run of the day.
Freshman right-hander Ben Currie got the win, notching the first
complete game of the year for the Bulldogs. He allowed two earned
runs on 10 hits on the day, striking out two to improve to 2-5
overall on the year.
Sanderson took the loss, falling to 5-5 overall. He allowed
seven runs on eight hits in 2 1/3 innings of work
Anderson gets back on the diamond on Tuesday when the Trojans
welcome Augusta State to Anderson Memorial Stadium. First-pitch is
scheduled for 6 p.m.