ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Winthrop baseball program fell to James Madison in a back and forth game inside the Winthrop Ballpark Sunday afternoon.
 
The Eagles are 5-13 overall.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Joseph Szvetitz (3-5, 3B, 2 RBI)
Dillon Morton (2-3, RBI, 2 R, 3 BB)
Joey Tepper (2-6, 2B, 2 R)
 
W: Joe Vogatsky (2-2)
L: Aaron White (0-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• JMU got on the board in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead
• The Dukes scored two more runs in the second on two RBI singles
• Winthrop came back strong in the bottom of the frame with four runs
• Robby Taul's sacrifice fly got the Eagles on the board
• Later, Hunter Christopher singled to drive in another run
• Szvetitz later tripled down the right field line, driving in two to give Winthrop a one-run lead
• The Eagles scored again in the fifth as Morton drove in Joey Tepper
• In the top of the eighth, JMU used three Winthrop errors to take a 6-5 lead
• The Dukes tacked on two insurance runs in the top of the ninth
• Winthrop loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning and walked in a run
• Robby Taul edged the Eagles closer with a sacrifice fly before Winthrop pulled even on a passed ball
• Both teams then had a scoreless tenth inning
• James Madison took the lead in the 11^th on a two-run single and held on for the victory

ON DECK
Winthrop takes on Clemson on the road on Wednesday, Mar. 23. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.