WINGATE, N.C. - Palm Beach Atlantic baseball lost a tough game to host Wingate University on Sunday afternoon. The game was the final contest of the weekend slate in North Carolina. The Sailfish (2-3) were unable to outfight the Bulldogs (4-2) which resulted in a 10-4 final in favor of the host team.  

Sailfish pitching struggled to contain the potent Wingate offense as the Bulldogs scored early and often against the 'Fish pushing runs across the plate in six of their eight offensive opportunities. Senior Brandon Smith was able to shut down the Bulldogs in his one inning of work giving up one hit and striking out one as well.

Sailfish got on the board in the second inning when Andreas Papageorge starting the inning out with a double and moved to third tagging up on a foul pop out. He eventually came home to score when the Bulldog pitcher Austin Mitchell balked with two outs in the inning. 

Palm Beach Atlantic added to their score again in the fifth. Senior catcher Robert Fabelo started the inning with a double to left center. Carlos Lara pushed him to third with a sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch allowed him to score to put the score at 4-2. 

The 'Fish also added two runs in the eighth innings on one hit and one error. Lara scored the first run of the inning on a groundout to shortstop by by Sean Houck. The second run scored on an error by the Bulldogs third baseman allowing Ramon Machado to come home. 

Papageorge was responsible for two of the five Sailfish hits while Fabelo, Lara, Machado and Houck accounted for the rest with one hit each. 

The Sailfish will take on cross-county rivals on Wednesday, Feb. 12 as they take on Lynn University at Rodger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.