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Winthrop WINTHROP 20-23
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Charlotte CHA
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 2
Charlotte CHA 2 0 6 0 0 0 3 7 X 18 17 1

W: Chase Gooding (3-1) L: Willcutt, Daniel (3-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Winthrop Falls At Charlotte As 49ers Offense Breaks Loose

Eagles record 10 hits in the effort.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Behind an offensive breakout by the 49ers, Winthrop (20-22, 12-6 Big South Conference) fell 18-2 in a midday road match-up at Charlotte (24-19, 11-10 C-USA) on Wednesday afternoon at Hayes Stadium on the campus of UNC Charlotte.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Charlotte jumped in front with a two-run 1st inning, started off with a leadoff single and double back-to-back.

-The Eagles went down in order in the 1st and 2nd, until Scout McFalls broke the hitting drought with a single in the 3rd. Jake Sullivan would get on base as well in the 3rd, but the Eagles were unable to get a run across.

-Charlotte posted a breakout six-run inning in the 3rd to go ahead 8-0.

-Winthrop got on the board in the 4th. Mitch Spires and Dillon Morton hit back-to-back singles to center field, then Tyler Halstead loaded the bases on a dropped fly. Cale Gibson brought home Spires with a single RBI to right.  

-Sullivan belted a solo home run deep to left in the 5th to make it an 8-2 Charlotte lead.

-Halstead smoked a double down the left field line to leadoff the 6th , and would make it to third, but was tagged out at home on a fielder's choice.

-Sullivan sent a leadoff single to left to start things off in the 7th followed by a Brandon Fite single to right, but the Eagles would be unable to get a run across.

-A three-run homer by Dominick Cammarata would push the Charlotte lead to 11-2 in the 7th.

-Winthrop went down in order in the 8th and 9th, while Charlotte continued to break out offensively, putting up seven more runs in the 8th for an 18-2 lead and final.

NOTABLES
-Mitch Spires extended his team-high hitting streak to seven-straight games, and has reached base in 15-consecutive games, also a team-high.

-Winthrop recorded 10 hits on the day, including a three-hit performance by Jake Sullivan.

-Winthrop sent eight pitchers to the mound on the staff day, giving up 18 runs on 17 hits.

UP NEXT
Winthrop returns to Big South action on the road at Charleston Southern for a three-game series this weekend, Fri.-Sun., May 4-6.
 
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