ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Winthrop baseball program defeated North Carolina A&T at home on Saturday, clinching the conference series in the process.
 
The Eagles are 16-32 (9-11 Big South) overall.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Dillon Morton (2-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI)
Khyree Miller (2-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI)
Jack Spyke (2-5, 1 R, 2B, 3 RBI)
 
W: Aaron White (1-2)
L: Jackson Hull (0-3)
S: Willie Lumpkin (3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Miller hit a three-run home run in the first inning for an early lead
• A&T came back in the second as an RBI single and a sacrifice bunt brought two runs in
• Morton hit his first homer of the game to increase the lead to 4-2
• The Aggies used a two-run homer in the fifth to tie the game
• In the bottom of the fifth, Spyke doubled home two runs and Robby Taul singled home two more to give Winthrop an 8-4 advantage
• Another two-run home run from North Carolina A&T cut the lead to two
• Spyke's RBI single in the sixth and Morton's second solo homer of the day in the seventh extended the lead to 10-6
• Ethan Fewell also homered in the eighth for a five-run Eagle lead
• A&T made things interesting with an RBI single and a three-run home run to right center field, but Lumpkin shut the door for his third save

ON DECK
Winthrop faces the Aggies in game three on Sunday, May 15 at 1 p.m.