Wingate, NC – Erskine defeated Wingate 3-1 in eight innings of game one to earn a split with the Bulldogs Saturday afternoon in their season opener. Wingate won game two 13-3.
Game One
Sydney Smith was 1-3 with a double and RBI for the Fleet, while Parker Birch was 1-2 with double and a run scored.
Brittany Rhinehardt was 1-4 with a run scored and RBI. Morgan Hendrix (1-0) picked up her first collegiate win allowing one unearned run on two hits and striking out five in a complete game performance.
Game Two
Birch was 203 with a double and two runs scored to lead the Fleet in game two, while Rhinehardt was also 2-3. Destiny Miller and Chloe Hamilton each drove in a run for Erskine. Hannah Houge (0-1) took the loss allowing six runs on six hits in 1.2 innings of work.