ROCK HILL, SC—The Winthrop baseball squad will return home for a four game home stand beginning Wednesday, March 30 against North Carolina A&T. First pitch against the Aggies is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at the Winthrop Ballpark.
MATCH SNAPSHOTWinthrop (12-12) vs. North Carolina A&T (6-19)
Game 1: Wednesday, Mar. 30 | 6 p.m. | The Winthrop Ballpark (Rock Hill, SC)
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Live VideoLAST GAMEThe Eagles enter the game coming off of a Big South series loss to High Point this past weekend. Despite dropping the series, Winthrop was able to take the final game 6-2. Pitcher
Thad Harris earned his first win of the season pitching 7.2 innings only allowing two earned runs while compiling four strikeouts. The Eagles tallied 10 hits and three RBIs in this contest.
AT A GLANCEWinthrop is hitting .284 as a team.
Anthony Paulsen and
Roger Gonzalez are leading the team with their hot bats. Paulsen is batting .317 and has 32 hits, 21 RBIs, two home runs, and has scored 28 runs. Gonzalez is hitting a team high .367 with 33 hits, 26 RBIs, two home runs, and has scored 20 runs.
Winthrop's team ERA is 5.07. Likely starter
Zach Cook will look to pick up his first win on the season as he is currently 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA. Cook has appeared 10 games so far this season but this will be his first start. Cook has pitched 15 innings and racked up 11 strikeouts along the way.
ABOUT OPPONENTNorth Carolina A&T plays at UNC Greensboro Tuesday night. The Aggies have won just two of their last 10 games. NC A&T hits .289 as a team and their pitching staff has an 8.67 ERA.
SERIES HISTORYThis will be the 13
th meeting between the two teams. Winthrop leads the series 11-1.
Winthrop won the last meeting over NC A&T 15-4 earlier this month in Greensboro. The Eagles tallied a season high 18 hits in this win.
Mitch Spires went 3 for 5,
Roger Gonzalez was 3 for 3 with a three run homer,
Mark Lowrie was 3 for 4 with 4 RBIs, and
Babe Thomas was 2 for 4 also with 4 RBIs.
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