ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Winthrop baseball program defeated Radford at the Winthrop Ballpark on Sunday afternoon, notching their first sweep of the year.
 
The Eagles are 9-18 (4-2 Big South).
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Joey Tepper (3-3, 3 R, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI)
Jack Spyke (2-4, 3 R, BB, 4 RBI)
Joseph Szvetitz (2-4, 1 R, 2B, BB, RBI)
Robby Taul (2-4, 2 R, RBI)
Dillon Morton (2-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
 
W: Tyler Jones (1-4)
L: Zach Davidson (0-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Radford put two men on base in the top of the second inning, but a groundout ended the early threat
• The Eagles had men on first and second in the bottom half of the frame, but were unable to get either home
• Winthrop broke through in a big way in the bottom of the third
• Ty Hooks, Szvetitz, and Spyke all singled with Hooks eventually coming around to score
• After Tepper walked, Morton hit a grand slam to left field, breaking the game open
• The Highlanders came back with a run in the fourth as they scored on a wild pitch
• In the bottom of the frame, a Hooks sacrifice fly and a double from Szvetitz brought in two more runs
• Radford used a double and then a single to center field to cut into the lead once again
• The bottom of the sixth saw the Eagles put up four more runs as Spyke singled in Luke Hannum and Robby Taul and Tepper homered to left field
• In the seventh, Winthrop exploded for seven more runs to completely break open the game
• A Jonathan Strauss double preceded a single from Taul that led to another run
• A few batters later, a walk and a wild pitch led to two more runs
• A Tepper single to left field brought in two more, and Morton's homer then gave Winthrop an 18-2 lead

ON DECK
Winthrop takes on Charlotte in non-conference action on Tuesday, Apr. 5 at 6 p.m.