WINGATE, N.C. – The Lander baseball team fell on the road 17-3 to the Wingate Bulldogs Wednesday evening.

Lander falls to 16-17 overall while Wingate advances to 26-11 overall.

The Bearcats scored the first three runs of the game off a three-run blast from Evan Harold in the top of the first.

Wingate countered with a run in the bottom of the first with a triple and sac fly to bring around its first run of the game.

The Bulldogs pulled ahead of the Bearcats after they plated 10 runs in the next two innings to take an 11-3 lead after the first three innings.

Wingate would tack on two more runs in the fifth and four in the eighth to take its 17-9 victory over Lander.

The Bearcats threw 11 arms into the fray with Vincent DeRubeis taking the loss after allowing four runs on two hits in a third of an inning of action.

Lander returns to PBC action this weekend as it travels to face Georgia Southwestern on April 17 and 18.

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