ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Winthrop baseball program continued their excellent start to 2022 with an 8-6 victory against Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
 
The Eagles are 2-0 overall.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Evan Ames (1-1, 3 RBI, 1 R)
Jack Spyke (1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB)
Ty Hooks (1-2, 2 R)
Sean Flannery (1-2, 1 RBI, 1 R)
 
W: Garrett Gainey (1-0)
L: Thomas House (0-1)
S: Matt Levenson (1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Eastern Michigan got on the board first in the top of the second inning as they walked in a run for a 1-0 lead
• The visitors upped their lead to two runs on an RBI groundout in the top of the third inning
• The fifth inning was magic for the Eagles as they began their comeback
• In his first collegiate plate appearance and as a pinch hitter, Evan Ames hit a three-run homer to right field to give Winthrop the lead
• The Eagles continued their excellent inning as they drew two walks to extend the lead to 5-2
• Eastern Michigan used a solo home run to cut the lead to two in the top of the sixth
• Jack Spyke gave the Eagles a 6-3 lead in the seventh with an RBI double
• The lead expanded to 8-3 in the eighth as Sean Flannery doubled and later came around to score on a wild pitch
• Eastern Michigan scored three runs in the ninth to close the gap, but Matt Levenson closed the deal for his first save of the year

ON DECK
Winthrop will host EMU tomorrow at 1 p.m.