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Winthrop WINTHROP 11-19, 8-14 BSC
9
Winner Gardner-Webb GWU 18-16, 17-8 BSC
Winthrop WINTHROP
11-19, 8-14 BSC
7
Final
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Gardner-Webb GWU
18-16, 17-8 BSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 7 9 1
Gardner-Webb GWU 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 1 X 9 11 1

W: CAMPBELL, Isaac (2-4) L: Mims, Dalton (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagles Drop Series Finale To Gardner-Webb Sunday Afternoon

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Eagles fell 9-7 in the series finale with the Runnin' Bulldogs. Winthrop falls to 11-19 on the season, 8-14 against Big South opponents. Starting pitcher Dalton Skinner gets the no decision after 3.2 innings pitched, giving up five runs and striking out six.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Jonathan Strauss (2-for-3, 2 RBI)
Dillon Morton (2-for-5, 2 RBI)
Scout McFalls (2-for-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Both pitchers faced the minimum batters in the 1st inning to get the afternoon underway.
  • With two outs in the top of the 2nd,  Scout McFalls and Joey Tepper hit back-to-back singles to give the Eagles two base runners.
  • McFalls would come home on a balk, giving Winthrop a 1-0 lead.
  • In the next at-bat, Jonathan Strauss singled to center, scoring Tepper to make it a 2-0 contest.
  • With two on and one out, Eric Jones and Patrick Ferguson both advanced on a wild pitch and then both scored on an error to tie things up at two after two.
  • Gardner-Webb's K Ruehlman pitched a five-pitch third inning.
  • Dalton Skinner pitched around a lead-off double in the bottom of the 3rd to keep things tied at two.
  • Ty Hooks walked to lead off the inning and McFalls laced a single through the right side to get aboard.
  • Strauss singled up the middle scoring McFalls to take a 3-2 lead.
  • Tepper also scored in the top of the 4th when Joe McNamara reached out an error, 4-2.
  • Gardner-Webb put up a four-run 4th inning, one run was walked in with bases loaded, while the other three runs were scored off back-to-back singles from Joe Simone and Cam Pearcey to take a 6-4 lead.
  • Yankle walked, followed by a single off the bat of Dillon Morton to give the Eagles two quick base runners.
  • McFalls grounded out, bringing Yankle home from third to cut Gardner-Webb's lead to one, 6-5.
  • Dalton Mims, who came in in relief in the 4th inning pitched a scoreless 5th inning.
  • Morton came in clutch in the top of the 6th with a two-out, two RBI single to take a 7-6 lead over the Runnin' Bulldogs.
  • Two runs in the 7th inning and an additional run in the 8th while holding the Eagles scoreless in the final three frames gave Gardner-Webb the 9-7 win and series sweep.
 
ON DECK
The Eagles will host Gardner-Webb at the Winthrop Ballpark on Tuesday, April 27. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
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