ROCK HILL, S.C. - Winthrop baseball scored seven runs over the final two innings to complete a comeback in walk-off fashion, Friday evening at the Winthrop Ballpark.
 
Key Contributors:
Dillon Morton (3-4, 2 RBI, HR)
Ty Hooks (3-4, 2 RBI)
Joseph Szvetitz (3-5, RBI)
 
W: Willie Lumpkin (1-0)
L: Brendan Bean (1-1)
 
How it Happened

• In the top of the first, Penn started off the scoring with a 2-run homer to left field.
• The Eagles responded with two singles in the bottom of the frame but were unable to push across any runs
• In the top of the 5th, Penn added another two-run homer this time to right field making the score 4-0
• The Eagles threatened to score in the bottom of the fifth by loading the bases but no runs were driven in
• In the bottom of the sixth, a double from Ty Hooks scored a run for the Eagles to make the margin 4-1
• After singles from Joseph Szvetitz and Jonathan Strauss, the Eagles scored three more runs to tie the game 4-4 heading into the seventh
• Penn responded with a grand slam in the top of the seventh to take the lead back at 8-4
• In the top of the eighth, the Quakers scored two more runs to extend their lead to 10-4
• A Dillon Morton triple scored a run to start a big offensive inning in the bottom of the eighth
• The Eagles went on to score four more runs off of three singles to make the score 10-9 going into the ninth inning
• In the bottom of the ninth, Morton hit a two-run walk-off homer 

On Deck
The series will skip play on Saturday due to heavy rains in the forecast as the teams will finish the series with a doubleheader on Sunday, Mar. 13 beginning at 11 a.m.