No. 11 Mount Olive Baseball Tops Wingate 2-0

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. --- No. 11 University of Mount Olive Trojans defeated the Bulldogs of Wingate University 2-0 Wednesday afternoon at Scarborough Field in Mount Olive, N.C.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: 
Mount Olive 2, Wingate 0

Records: Mount Olive (15-5) Wingate (15-9)
Location: Scarborough Field, Mount Olive, N.C.

How It Happened
Play-by-Play

GAME RUNDOWN

• Mount Olive saw an offensive stalemate for most of the game until the Trojans got rolling in the sixth.
• Blake McLean drew a lead-off walk to get the ball rolling for UMO.
• Gunner Tolston then singled down the right-field line moving McLean to third with still no one away.
• The bases became loaded after JT Stone was hit by a pitch and Nate Estes gave UMO the lead with an RBI-single back up the middle and Mount Olive took the 1-0 advantage.
• The Trojans tried to score one more run but a fielder's choice ended the inning as Wingate stepped on second to record the force out and end the sixth.
• Mount Olive added a second run in the seventh off a Wingate error and moved out 2-0.
• Zack Burke came in to close out the game for UMO and the Trojans took the second game of the series.

KEY STATS

• Mason Medlin (1-0) was credited with the win in relief going two-thirds of an inning and struck out one.
• Zack Burke (1) picked up the save pitching the final three innings surrendering one hit and struck out five Bulldogs.
• Nate Estes led the team with an RBI, going 1-for-3 at the dish.

Up Next

Mount Olive will hit the road to take on King University in a three-game Conference Carolinas series starting Saturday with a doubleheader at 12 p.m. and concluding with the series finale Sunday at 12 p.m.