JOHNSON CITY, TN –Winthrop was swept in a doubleheader by East Tennessee State on the road by a final score of 11-0 in the first game and 5-4 in the second game. The Eagles fall to 8-8 on the year.
 
GAME 1:
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Ramses Cordova (1-3, 1 2B)
 
W: Austin Emener (1-1)
L: Dyson Johnson (1-1)
S: N/A
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bucs took a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the third on an error, two RBI singles, a two-run home run and a passed ball.
• ETSU extended their lead to 8-0 in the next inning on an RBI single and a sac fly.
• The home team then made it 11-0 on a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth.
• No runs were scored by either team the rest of the way.
• Both coaches agreed to a ten-run rule in the 7^th inning, ending Game 1.

 
GAME 2:
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
McKinley Erves (2-4, 1 2B, HR, 3 RBI)
 
W: Colby Stuart (1-0)
L: Brody Hopkins (0-3)
S: N/A
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Winthrop took a 1-0 lead when Ricky Teel got Will Martin to come home on a fielder's choice in the top of the third inning.
• Two plays later the Eagles made it 3-0 on an RBI double by McKinley Erves, scoring Teel and Cordova.
• The Bucs made it a one-run game in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run home run.
• ETSU then reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI double, taking a 4-3 lead.
• Erves tied it up in the top of the eighth on a solo homer.
• The Bucs won it on a walk-off passed ball by Brody Hopkins with the bases loaded and two outs.

 
ON DECK
Winthrop returns home to face the Cincinnati Bearcats on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in a two-game series.