HIGH POINT, N.C. – Winthrop baseball (12-16, 6-2 Big South Conference) dropped game two and the series in a 12-0 defeat at High Point (14-12, 6-2 Big South) Friday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-For the second-straight game in the series, High Point was on the board first, courtesy of a solo homer in the 1
st inning.
-The Panthers would go yard again in the 2
nd with a two-run score to go up 3-0.
-The Eagles got their first hit in the 3
rd as
Tyler Halstead sent a double deep to left center to advance
Jake Sullivan to third. Winthrop would be unable to capitalize as Sullivan would be picked off at the plate on the next play.
-Winthrop struggled defensively in the bottom of the 5
th and High Point took advantage with a seven-run inning, including a three-run home run for a 10-0 lead. An RBI single in the 6
th would make it 11-0 and the Panthers belted another solo homer in the 8
th to extend the lead to 12-0.
-Winthrop notched a
Jake Sullivan single in the 5
th, a
Brandon Fite single in the 6
th and a Halstead single in the 7
th, but was never able to pose a scoring threat.
NOTABLES
-After recording just one hit in game one of the series, Winthrop belted just four hits in game two, only one for multiple bases, a double by Halstead. Five hits in the first two games of a series is a season-low for Winthrop.
-The 10 runs allowed by starter RHP
Zach Peek is a season-high.
-Winthrop's road struggles continue, as the squad is winless on the road so far this season, with tonight's loss putting the squad's road mark at 0-12, despite the team's 12 wins overall. Â
UP NEXT
The series with High Point wraps up Saturday with game three at 1 p.m. as the Eagles will look to avoid a series sweep in the Big South.
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