ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop baseball (5-11) struggled to find momentum and fell 8-3 to in-state foe Furman (10-6) Tuesday evening at Winthrop Ballpark.

Mitch Spires and Hunter Lipscomb kept up their hot hitting with RBI singles in the second and fifth innings, respectively.

However, the Paladins maximized a no-outs, bases-loaded situation in the sixth to find a spark and get four runs across for a 4-3 lead. Furman took advantage of Winthrop pitching struggles to score four more in the seventh for the 8-3 lead.

NOTABLES
-Mitch Spires was 3-for-5 on the night, his team-high third game of the season with three hits. Spires currently owns a three-game hitting streak, also a team-high.

-The Eagles managed 11 hits on the night, but only one (a third-inning double by Matthew Mulkey) was for multiple bases, and the squad was only able to get three runs across.

-Starting on the mound, senior LHP Riley Arnone went 5.0 innings and gave up just two hits and no runs.
 
UP NEXT
Winthrop will have a short turnaround hosting UNC Greensboro tomorrow with first pitch set for 4 p.m. The game is a make-up of a contest originally scheduled for Mar. 6 that was postponed due to inclement weather. Winthrop opens conference play this weekend, Mar. 16-18 against Presbyterian College.