Wingate, N.C.-- Cassidy Wall's two-out, RBI single in the 8th inning gave the Bears a 2-1 win over Wingate in the Winner's Bracket of the NCAA Southeast Regional on Friday. Faith Carrigan went the distance in the circle as the Freshman spun a gem in her second career start. Carrigan held No. 17 Wingate to just one earned run in the complete game. The Bears will now move on to the Championship game tomorrow at 1:00 PM and will have to be beaten twice. With one win, Bears will punch their ticket into the Super Regional. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: No. 25 Lenoir-Rhyne 2, No. 17 Wingate 1 (8 Inn.)
Records:  No. 25 Lenoir-Rhyne (36-11), No 17 Wingate (45-15)
Game Location: WU Softball Complex I Wingate, N.C.

STATS AND INFO:

• For the second straight season Wingate and LR needed extra innings in the regional as the Bears won 3-2 in 9 innings last year. 
• Bears are now 2-3 against Wingate in the NCAA Tournament with a potential of one or two more matchups tomorrow. 
• Actually those two games against the Bulldogs are the only two games that the Bears went into extra innings in their 52 all-time NCAA games. 
• Wingate defeated Francis Marion 7-6 in 9 innings later this afternoon to set up the regional final on Saturday against the Bears. 

• Mardigian got the Bears on the board just two batters into the contest as she hit her 7th home run of the season to give the Bears an early 1-0 lead. 
• Wingate got the tying run in the bottom of the fifth with a two-out infield single as the Bulldogs then looked to take the lead in the bottom of the sixth but Carrigan got Alyssa Hall to ground out to escape the threat. b
• Both pitchers were the story in the game as Carrigan and Wingate's Raechel Cutcher were dominate. Both went the distance and each allowed just seven hits to these high powered offenses and just three total runs. 
• But it was the Bears, who pulled it out with a Wall two-out, RBI single in the 8th inning to score the Katelyn Rackard for the game-winning run. 

• Wood has hit safely in all five NCAA regional tournament in her career. 
• Wall has reached base in 20 straight games with her 2-4 day. 
• Mardigian's home run extended the Bears streak to 13 straight games with at least one home run. 
• Carrigan has two complete games and an ERA of just 2.50 in her two postseason starts this season.

UP NEXT:  Bears will move on to the championship game at 12:00 PM on Saturday. Bears will face Wingate as the Bulldogs will have to beat the Bears twice to move on.