Box Score ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Winthrop baseball program fell to the East Tennessee State Buccaneers Sunday afternoon at the Winthrop Ballpark.
The Eagles are 3-8 overall.
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
C.J. Conrad (2-4, 1 R)
Luke Hannum (2-4)
Joseph Szvetitz (2-5, 1 R)
W: Andrew Ronne (1-0)
L:
Matt Levenson (0-1)
S: Nathan Hickman (1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Eagles got on the board in the bottom of the third inning as Robby Taul scored on an error by the catcher
- Winthrop had a good chance in the fourth as they loaded the bases, but a strikeout ended the Eagle threat
- ETSU homered in the top of the fifth inning to tie the score
- The Eagles had another good chance in the bottom of the sixth, but were unable to capitalize as Szvetitz was stranded on third base
- The Buccaneers used another home run in the top of the eighth to take a 2-1 lead
- Winthrop came back strong in the bottom of the frame as they used an error and a wild pitch to re-take the lead at 3-2
- ETSU took the win and the series with a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning
ON DECK
Winthrop welcomes Xavier to the Winthrop Ballpark on Wednesday, Mar. 9 at 6 p.m.
