ROCK HILL, S.C. - Winthrop baseball (9-13, 3-0 Big South) hosts its second Big South Conference series of the season against Longwood (6-12, 1-2 Big South) this weekend, with a weather-altered schedule. Due to inclement weather in the weekend forecast, the squads will play a doubleheader starting Friday at 2 p.m. Game three of the series is currently set for Saturday at 3 p.m. Stay tuned to winthropeagles.com and @WinthropBasebal and @WUEagles on Twitter for any additional schedule updates.

    

Longwood (6-12, 1-2) vs. Winthrop (9-13, 3-0) – The Winthrop Ballpark
Date	Friday, Mar. 23 –   Game 1	Friday, Mar. 23 –  Game 2	Saturday, Mar. 24
First Pitch	2 p.m. ET	Approx. 30 minutes after   conclusion of Game 1	3 p.m. ET
Live Stats	Click here	Click here	Click here
TV/Live Stream	Big South Network	Big South Network	Big South Network
Get Tickets	First Base   Club, exclusively for   Eagle Club   members, will open   at  5 p.m.!
Game Program

 







 





 
PROBABLE ROTATION
Winthrop:
Friday Game 1 – RHP Nate Pawelczyk (2-2, 3.38 ERA)
Friday Game 2 – RHP Zach Peek (2-2, 5.68 ERA)  
Game 3 – LHP Jason Crumley (0-0, 3,27 ERA)

Longwood:
Friday Game 1: LHP Steven Farkas (1-3, 4.94 ERA)
Friday Game 2: RHP Cody Boydstun (1-3, 6.00 ERA)
Game 3: TBA

SERIES HISTORY
Winthrop and Longwood have met just 13 times in program history, first facing each other on the diamond as Big South foes in 2014. The Eagles own an 8-5 series lead, taking the 2017 series 2-1 in Farmville, Va. Winthrop has won the series three out of four years the two have faced off, with the Lancers taking a 2-1 series victory in 2016.
 
TEAM SNAPSHOT
Winthrop is hitting .260 (189-for-726) as a team with a .341 on base percentage. The Eagles have recorded 20 errors as a squad, retaining a .975 fielding percentage overall.

The Eagles are on a four-game winning streak after a dominant sweep over Presbyterian to open Big South Conference play last weekend followed by a tough defensive outing to secure a 3-0 midweek victory over Davidson Wednesday evening.
 
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
-Senior Mitch Spires leads the Eagles with 26 hits, nine of which are doubles, which is second in the Big South Conference. Spires also leads Winthrop with seven multiple-hit games, including a team-high four games with three hits.

-Junior outfielder Matthew Mulkey leads the Eagles in RBI (22), total bases (46) and slugging percentage (.590). His five home runs on the season are also a team-high and surpass his 2017 season total of three.
 
-Junior Cale Gibson leads the team with a .308 batting average (min. 2.5 at bats per team game). Gibson's 15 RBI and four home runs are both good for second on the squad.
 
-Junior RHP Nate Pawelczyk is allowing an opposing batting average of just .173, best in the Big South Conference. Pawelczyk also leads the league in innings pitched (32.0).
 
-Sophomore RHP Zach Peek leads the team and the Big South Conference in strikeouts with 43 on the season. With nine strikeouts at ETSU, he fell just one short of having three-straight games with double-digit strikeouts (10 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore, 12 vs. Kent State.)
 
PRESEASON FAVORITES
Winthrop has been predicted to win the Big South Conference by the league's coaches and D1Baseball.com. 

FIRST BASE CLUB, EXCLUSIVELY FOR EAGLE CLUB MEMBERS
Join us on Friday nights at The Winthrop Ballpark for exclusive Eagle Club access to the First Base Club. For all Friday baseball games, we will offer a hospitality area/beer garden for all Eagle Club members. Full Spectrum Brewing will be providing tap beer for enjoyment beginning a half hour before first pitch.
 
For Saturday games, we are offering groups the opportunity to reserve the space (company outings, birthday parties, etc.). Contact Wil Pickel, Corporate Partnership Coordinator, pickelw@winthrop.edu, to set up. 

TICKETS
Season tickets are available for Winthrop baseball for $70 each. Saturday mini plans are available for just $25 and single game tickets are available online in advance as well. Click here for tickets