ROCK HILL, S.C. –Winthrop came back from a 3-1 deficit in the sixth inning by scoring a combined 12 runs the rest of the way, as the Eagles split the two-game series with Cincinnati by a final score of 13-3. With the win, Winthrop moves to 9-9 on the year.
 
STANDOUTS
Ty Hooks (2-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B)
Jonathan Strauss (4-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 2B)
Joseph Szvetitz (1-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 SB)
 
W: Josh Bookbinder (3-0)
L: Zach Segal (2-1)
S: N/A
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• On the second pitch of the game, the Bearcats went deep for a 1-0 lead.
• The Eagles tied the game in the bottom of the second when Ramses Cordova singled to bring home Jonathan Strauss.
• Cincy hit their second homer of the game in the top of the fifth inning to break the tie and go up 2-1.
• The visitors then extended the lead to 3-1 in the next inning on an RBI double.
• Winthrop came back in bottom half of the sixth to tie it at three on an RBI double by Ty Hooks and Straus's RBI single.
• The Eagles took the lead in the bottom of the seventh with two outs by scoring four runs combined on Joseph Szvetitz's RBI single and Strauss's RBI double.
• Winthrop locked up the game with six runs to go up 13-3 in the next Eagle half of the inning.

 
ON DECK
Winthrop begins conference play at Campbell on Friday at 6 p.m. in a three-game series with the Camels.