BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Winthrop baseball program defeated Gardner-Webb Friday afternoon, evening their series at one in the process.
 
The Eagles are 13-21 (7-4 Big South).
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
CJ Conrad (4-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI)
Joey Tepper (3-5, 2 RBI)
Robby Taul (2-4, 1 R, RBI)
 
W: Josh Bookbinder (1-1)
L: Michael Portella (2-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Tepper got on base with a single in the first inning, but was stranded there
• Gardner-Webb used an RBI double to get on the board in the bottom of the frame
• The Runnin' Bulldogs tacked on two more runs on an RBI single and a wild pitch to take a 3-0 lead
• Winthrop got on the board in the fifth inning as Taul singled to center to bring home Conrad
• Conrad hit an RBI single in the top of the sixth to slice the lead to a single run
• Tepper had an RBI single in the seventh inning to tie the score before Gardner-Webb scratched across a run of their own in the bottom of the frame
• Jonathan Strauss homered in the eighth to give the Eagles a 5-4 lead
• Dillon Morton and Tepper hit back to back RBI single for a three-run cushion
• Gardner-Webb managed to close within 7-5, but Winthrop closed out the game in the ninth inning

ON DECK
Winthrop faces Gardner-Webb in the rubber match of the series on Saturday, Apr. 16 at 2 p.m.