ROCK HILL, SC - Winthrop will welcome the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs to the Winthrop Ballpark on Tuesday, May 18. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Winthrop (17-25, 14-19 BSC) v. Gardner Webb (26-19, 25-11 BSC)
Winthrop most recently hosted Longwood, taking 2-of-3 from the Lancers. The Eagles have won six of their last 10 matchups.
Cody Whitten will look for his first win of the season, earning the starting nod for the Eagles on Tuesday. The redshirt sophomore has made two starts this season with a 5.40 ERA.
Jonathan Strauss and
Luke Hannum had solid weekends against the Lancers. Strauss hit a pair of home runs in the series finale, tallying up three RBI in the win. He is batting .375 over the last four games. Hannum was 4-for-7 against Longwood, driving in a run and batting .571 on the weekend.
Gardner-Webb enters Tuesday's contest after sweeping UNC Asheville at home. The Runnin' Bulldogs have won seven of their last 10 contests.
Eric Jones, Cam Pearcey and Patrick Ferguson are all batting over the .300 threshold this season with a .336, .336 and .301 batting average respectively. Ferguson homered twice in Game 1 of Saturday's double header against UNC Asheville and has a team-leading 12 long balls this season. He also leads the way with 44 RBI.
These teams have met five times already this season with the Runnin' Bulldogs taking the win in each matchup. The Eagles last win over Gardner-Webb came on April 20, 2019.
