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Winner Lander LUBSB25 30-13
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Wingate WU 21-21
Winner
Lander LUBSB25
30-13
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Final
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Wingate WU
21-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lander LUBSB25 0 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 9 13 1
Wingate WU 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 8 10 0

W: Sanchez, Joshua (2-2) L: Talan McConnell (1-1) S: Cortese, Richie (1)

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Nick Winegard

Game Recap: Baseball | | Turner Kirby - Director of Athletic Communications

Lopez Jr.’s Double Gives Lander Midweek Win Over Wingate

WINGATE, N.C. – The Lander baseball team saw an 8-3 lead over the Wingate Bulldogs vanish in two innings, but Mario Lopez Jr. delivered an RBI double in the top of the ninth to give the Bearcats a 9-8 lead they would not relinquish on Tuesday evening at Ron Christopher Stadium. The win marked the first time Lander has swept a season series against Wingate since the 2011 season.

Lopez Jr. gave the Bearcats the early edge in the second inning with an RBI groundout that scored Garrett Chun. Wingate (27-17) answered with three runs in the third to take a 3-1 lead, but Lander responded immediately with a three-run fourth, highlighted by Connor Droze's first of two home runs on the day.

Droze, who went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI, continued his tear at the plate with a two-run blast in the fifth to give Lander a 6-3 lead. Grant Sherrod extended the lead with a two-RBI single in the sixth, part of his 2-for-5 day at the plate.

Garrett Chun paced the Lander offense, going 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, and two runs scored.

Kurt Rogers started on the mound and threw three innings, allowing three runs on three hits while striking out two. Tyler Bowen followed with two shutout innings of relief, working around three walks and recording two strikeouts.

Wingate rallied to tie the game with five runs in the seventh and eighth innings. Joshua Sanchez stopped the bleeding with two crucial strikeouts in the eighth to strand the go-ahead run at third.

In the ninth, Adam Love reached on a one-out single, and with two outs, Lopez Jr. delivered the go-ahead RBI double into the right-center gap—his second hit and third RBI of the night.

Richie Cortese locked down the ninth for his first save of the season. Despite issuing two walks, he struck out two batters and stranded both runners in scoring position to seal the win.

The Bearcats return home this weekend for their final home conference series of the regular season against Claflin. The series begins Friday, April 18, at 6 p.m. at Dolny Stadium. Saturday's doubleheader begins at 1 p.m. and will include a Senior Day ceremony honoring the Bearcats' senior class.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play LUBSB25 WU
LUBSB25 TOP 2nd M. Lopez Jr. grounded out to ss, RBI (3-2 KBBFB); G. Chun scored. 1 0
WU BOT 3rd B. Ishmael singled to second base, RBI (2-2 BFFB); J. Courville advanced to second; G. Groppuso advanced to third; Jalen Evans scored. 1 1
WU BOT 3rd B. Ishmael advanced to second; J. Courville advanced to third; G. Groppuso scored on a wild pitch. 1 2
WU BOT 3rd W. Hoffman flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-2 SBK); B. Ishmael advanced to third; J. Courville scored. 1 3
LUBSB25 TOP 4th C. Droze homered to right center, RBI (2-2 SSBB). 2 3
LUBSB25 TOP 4th M. Lopez Jr. grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-1 BBF); G. Chun advanced to third; W. McClellan scored. 3 3
LUBSB25 TOP 4th C. Backman grounded out to ss, RBI (0-2 SF); G. Chun scored. 4 3
LUBSB25 TOP 5th C. Droze homered to right field, 2 RBI (3-2 BBBKK); G. Sherrod scored. 6 3
LUBSB25 TOP 6th G. Sherrod singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-2 KKBFB); E. Wickeri advanced to second; Z. Cowart scored; C. Backman scored. 8 3
WU BOT 7th Cam Harris singled to left field, 2 RBI (1-1 BF); Jordan Dixon scored; J. Courville scored. 8 5
WU BOT 8th J. Courville singled up the middle, 2 RBI (3-2 BFFBB); G. Groppuso scored; E. Barefoot scored. 8 7
WU BOT 8th W. Hoffman singled through the right side, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (2-2 KSFBB); B. Ishmael advanced to third; J. Courville scored. 8 8
LUBSB25 TOP 9th M. Lopez Jr. doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 F); A. Love scored. 9 8

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