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Wingate WU 10-6
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Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 12-5
Wingate WU
10-6
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Final
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UNC Pembroke UNCP
12-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wingate WU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
UNC Pembroke UNCP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 1

W: Winstead, Brandon (1-0) L: David Nash (2-3) S: Ryan, River (3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

No. 24 Baseball Edges Wingate Behind Standout Pitching

PEMBROKE – Gage Hammonds hit a 2-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the first inning provided more than enough run support for lockdown performances from three different pitchers, and the 24th-ranked UNC Pembroke baseball team pushed its win streak to four games with a 2-1 win over Wingate on Wednesday at Sammy Cox Field.
 
Brandon Winstead (1-0) was phenomenal in his first start of the season, striking out eight and allowing just one earned run over five solid innings of work. Jacob Morrison struck out four over three scoreless relief innings, and River Ryan notched his third save of the season after striking out two in a scoreless ninth.
 
The triumph closed out a perfect four-game home stand for the Black & Gold (12-5) who will open up a 10-game road trip on Saturday at Georgia Southwestern. The setback denied Wingate (10-6) back-to-back victories in the series with UNCP for the first time since 2003.

 
GAME SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 2, Wingate 1
PITCHERS WP: Brandon Winstead (1-0) LP: David Nash (2-3) Save: River Ryan (3)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 12-5; Wingate 10-6

KEY INNINGS
TOP 1 Carson Simpson singled to lead off the frame, stole second to move into position, and eventually scored on a 2-strike RBI single to left field off the bat of Jed Bryant.
BOT 1 Trevor Clemons climbed aboard via a single to lead off the home half of the first inning, and Gage Hammonds punched a two-strike offering from David Nash deep over the wall in left field.

UNCP LEADERS WU LEADERS
Gage Hammonds 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
Brandon Winstead 5.0 IP, ER, 8 K
Jacob Morrison 3.0 IP, H, 4 K
River Ryan 1.0 IP, 2K		 Jed Bryant 2-4, RBI
Carson Simpson 1-4, R

 
 
UP NEXT
UNCP will open up a 10-game road trip this weekend when it heads to Americus, Ga., for a three-game series at Georgia Southwestern. The squads will open up the series with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, and close out the weekend with a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday.
 
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