ROCK HILL, SC – The Eagles fought on Tuesday night against the Gamecocks, losing the competition 19-8.
GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (3-5, 0-0 BSC), South Carolina (7-0, 0-0 SEC)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Luke Hannum (1 to 1, 2RBI), Jonathan Strauss (2 by 4)
WHAT HAPPENED
The eagle struck first at the bottom of the 1st, with Scout McFalls choose to the left and steal in second place. Dillon Morton doubled to the left center, scoring McFalls in second position. Gamecocks would respond with 16 unanswered executions in the next three innings. No. 2WL Prohibited, Dalton Skinner was the starting scout, before giving up three consecutive singles, scoring Andrew Eyster. He would strike the next hitter before a passing ball advanced the runners. The inning ended with a three-run home run, off Brady Allen’s bat. After a quiet half for Winthrop, South Carolina posted two more runs of a single by Joe Satterfield to the center, which brought home Braylen Wimmer and Joshiah Sightler. The Eagles would drop 1,2,3 in their half of the 3rd. The 4º inning was a major problem for the visitors, who saw them post nine races, culminating in a three-run home run out of Eyster’s baton. Winthrop would respond with two of his own. After Morton was eliminated, Spencer Yankle was covered, before Daniel Lloyd of the USC, giving up consecutive singles to Andrew Jenner and Jonathan Strauss. Matt Levenson flew to the left, marking Yankle and in the next attack, Tyler Baker chosen to the right, scoring Jenner to make the game 16-3. The next three entries would go quietly for both teams. The Gamecocks gave three more runs at the top of the ninth. Five races for the Eagles in the last two entries were not enough to make a comeback over the Gamecocks.
ON DECK
The Eagles will head to High Point to open the Big South Conference game against the Panthers from March 5-6. Winthrop has won seven of the last 10 games. The series will open with a single game on Friday night, starting at 4 pm and will end with a double-header on Saturday, with Game 1’s first pitch set for 1 pm.