BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Winthrop baseball (22-26, 13-9 Big South Conference) fell 6-1 in the series opener on the road at league-leading Campbell (28-20, 18-4 Big South Conference) Friday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Campbell struck early in the 1st inning with three singles that scored two runs.  

-Tyler Halstead led off the 2^nd with a double, and a Cale Gibson ground out brought him home for the score to make it 2-1.

-Gibson doubled in the 4^th, but Winthrop would add no other baserunners.

-Both sides went down in order in the 5^th.

-Gibson knocked his second double of the game with two outs in the 6^th, advancing Halstead to third (on base on a walk), but the Eagles were unable to get the run across.

-The 6^th would become a breakout inning for the Camels as they scored three runs on two hits, a two-RBI double and a wild pitch would allow a runner home.

-Trailing 5-1, the Eagles went down in order in the 7^th. Freshman Macklin Ohs came in to pitch in the 7^th and sat down the side.

-Winthrop put together two singles in the 8^th and got a runner to third base, but the inning and scoring threat would end on a double play.

-Campbell tacked on a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the 8^th and extend the lead to 6-1.

NOTABLES
-Senior Mitch Spires continued his hitting streak, extending it to 12-straight games. Spires has reached base in a team-high 20-consecutive games.

-Senior Tyler Halstead's double increases his team-high season total to 15.

-Freshman Macklin Ohs had his best outing in a conference match-up, giving up one hit and one run, the solo home run, and notching two strikeouts in 2.0 innings of work.

UP NEXT
Winthrop continues the series with Campbell on Saturday at 3 p.m. and the series finale is set for Sunday at 2 p.m.