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Andrew Jenner
14
Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 5-6
6
LONGWOOD LWU 8-10
Winner
Winthrop WINTHROP
5-6
14
Final
6
LONGWOOD LWU
8-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 3 0 0 1 2 6 1 1 0 14 14 1
LONGWOOD LWU 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0

W: Whittle, Parker (1-0) L: TOLSON, Michael (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Big 6th Inning Lifts Eagles Over Lancers Sunday Afternoon, 14-6

Farmville, VA – A big offensive spark in the top of the 6th inning lifted the Eagles over the Lancers Sunday afternoon, 14-6. The Eagles were walked 19 times in Sunday's win, bringing in five runs. Winthrop improves to 5-6 on the young season, 2-1 against Big South opponents.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Spencer Yankle (1-for-4, 3 RBI)
Luke Hannum (3-for-6, 2 RBI)
Andrew Jenner (3-for-4, 2 RBI)
Joey Tepper (2-for-4, 3 RBI)
Parker Whittle (3.2 IP, 3 Ks, 0 ER)


HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Winthrop struck first, with Luke Hannum coming home off a Spencer Yankle single.
  • In the next at-bat, Andrew Jenner flew out to right center deep enough to bring Joey Tepper home from third base.
  • The three-run first inning was capped off by a sacrifice fly-out from Ty Hooks to score Dillon Morton.
  • Jack Schnell singled to left field, scoring Cullan Wadsworth to making it a 3-1 game after one.
  • Schnell had another RBI single in the bottom of the 3rd to bring home Eliot Dix.
  • In the next at-bat, Ricky Jimenez hits a 3-run homer to give Longwood its first lead of the day, 5-3.
  • Winthrop gets a run back in the top of the 4th when Yankle was walked with bases loaded to make it a 5-4 contest.
  • The one-run deficit didn't last long, with Longwood getting on the board one again off a Cullan Wadsworth two-out single bringing a run in.
  • Ty Hooks walked in the top of the 5th to lead things off followed by a hard hit double off the bat of Joseph Szvetitz.
  • Ethan Fewell struck out before Dominguez walked Matt Levenson and Luke Hannum in back-to-back at-bats. Hooks came home on the second walk to make it a 6-5 game.
  • Joey Tepper hit a deep sac fly to tie things up at six with two outs.
  • The top of the 6th was a big one, where the Eagles totaled six runs off, three hits.
  • Levenson and Hannum strung together back-to-back singles to pull ahead 8-6.
  • Two runs came in off base-loaded walks to make it an 11-6 game.
  • Andrew Jenner flew out to left center to score Tepper from third to take a 12-6 lead over the Lancers.
  • The bottom of the 6th was quiet for the home team.
  • Winthrop scored another run in its half of the 7th when Tepper singled to left center, bringing home Hunter Christopher, hanging on to a 14-6 lead.
  • The 8th and 9th inning were quiet for both teams and the Eagles would win the rubber match, 14-6.
 
ON DECK
The Eagles will return to the Winthrop Ballpark on Tuesday, Mar. 23 for a midweek matchup with the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
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