ROCK HILL, SC - Winthrop baseball's opening day is set for Friday, February 14 as the University of Maine pays a visit to the Winthrop Ballpark. The two schools will meet for the second series all time, with the first three meetings won by the Eagles February 17-19, 2017 at the Winthrop Ballpark. 

Winthrop enters 2020 picked fourth in the Big South Conference, receiving one first place vote. The Eagles finished the 2019 season with a 34-23 record (18-9 Big South), eventually falling in the Big South Championship Game. Maine was picked sixth in the 2020 America East preseason poll, earning 13 points. The Black Bears went 15-34 last season (11-12 America East), eventually falling to Hartford in the America East Championships

      

Maine (0-0, 0-0 America East) at Winthrop (0-0, 0-0 Big South) – The Winthrop Ballpark
Date	Friday, February 14	Saturday, February 15	Sunday, February 16
First Pitch	4:00 p.m. ET	3:00 p.m. ET	1:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Pitching Matchups (With 2019 Statistics)	Nicholas Sinacola (0-1, 6.81 ERA) vs.  Thad Harris (4-6, 4.90 ERA)	Matthew Pushard (0-2, 6.33 ERA) vs.  Daniel Blair (N/A)	Peter Kemble (3-7, 6.37 ERA) vs.  Garrett Gainey (N/A)

New Ace, New Faces: Thad Harris takes the ball as Winthrop's top starter in the opening series, with Redshirt sophomore Daniel Blair and freshman Garrett Gainey, both Winthrop newcomers, rounding out the weekend rotation. Blair appeared in 13 games as a freshman at Spartanburg Methodist College, striking out 57 batters in 43.1 innings of work. Gainey was a 4A All Region Selection last year out of Hartsville High School, where he struck out 67 batters to the tune of a 1.64 ERA. 

Tickets to Opening Weekend and the rest of the 2020 season can be purchased here. 

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