ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Winthrop baseball program fell to Charleston Southern in a back and forth contest at the Winthrop Ballpark Sunday afternoon.
 
The Eagles are 12-19 (6-3 Big South).
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Jack Spyke (3-5, 3 R, BB)
Dillon Morton (2-4, BB, 4 RBI)
Ethan Fewell (2-4, 2 R, RBI)
 
W: Daniel Padysak (1-1)
L: Willie Lumpkin (3-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Charleston Southern used back to back singles to take an early lead and tacked on a third run on a sacrifice fly
• Winthrop battled back in the same frame on a two-run double from Morton and a sacrifice fly from Joey Tepper
• Morton's sacrifice fly in the third inning tied the game at three
• Fewell's double gave the Eagles the lead before Jonathan Strauss singled him home to a two-run lead
• The Buccaneers notched one run in each of the next two innings to tie the game once again
• In the sixth, a fielding error and a Ty Hooks double plated three runs for an 8-5 lead
• Charleston Southern came back with a two-run double in the eighth to cut the lead to one
• Another throwing error and a bases-loaded walk pushed the Winthrop lead to 10-7
• The Buccaneers used a solo home run and a two-run double to push the game into extra innings
• A run-scoring double and a bases-clearing double gave the visitors a 14-10 lead
• Morton doubled Spyke home to keep the game going, but Winthrop was unable to capitalize any further

ON DECK
Winthrop heads to Charlotte for a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, Apr. 12 at 6 p.m.