ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Winthrop baseball program defeated Charleston Southern at the Winthrop Ballpark Saturday afternoon, clinching the weekend series in the process.
 
The Eagles are 12-18 (6-2 Big South).
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
CJ Conrad (4-4, 3 R, HR, 2B, 3 RBI)
Dillon Morton (2-3, 1 R, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI)
Ethan Fewell (2-4, 1 R, HR, RBI)
 
W: Willie Lumpkin (3-0)
L: Jerry Couch (2-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Charleston Southern used a two-run single to take the early lead
• Ty Hooks doubled down the right field line to score CJ Conrad for the Eagles' first run of the game
• A Dillon Morton two-run homer gave Winthrop a 3-2 lead after the first inning
• Conrad scored Sean Flannery on a sacrifice fly in the second for a 4-2 advantage
• The Buccaneers brought in two more runs in the fourth to tie the game
• A Conrad double, a Hooks sacrifice fly, and a Joey Tepper single gave Winthrop a 7-4 lead
• Charleston Southern used an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-5 in the top of the sixth
• Ethan Fewell and Conrad homered in back to back innings for a 9-5 advantage
• The Buccaneers brought in two runs in the ninth, but left the bases loaded as the Eagles took the series with a 9-7 victory

ON DECK
Winthrop faces CSU in game three of the series on Sunday, Apr. 10 at 1 p.m.