ROCK HILL, S.C. – Coming off a stretch in which the Eagles dropped two of three at Charleston Southern to move to 15-18 overall and 4-8 in Big South play, Winthrop heads to Charlotte, N.C. tomorrow to face the 49ers of UNC Charlotte in their first of two matchups this season. First pitch will be at 6 p.m.
 
Winthrop and Charlotte will meet for the 43rd time with the 49ers leading the series, 18-23-1, including 12-7 in the Queen City. The Eagles lost the last meeting, 8-0 on the road on Apr. 12, 2022. A few days before that saw Winthrop win 9-6 on Apr. 6 at home, thus resulting a season split between the two schools. Winthrop has lost seven of the past 11 meetings and is seeking their first win in Charlotte since a 3-2 margin on Apr. 4, 2017. The teams first met on Apr. 17, 1980 with the Eagles winning 3-0 in Rock Hill.
 
The 49ers came off a week in which they were shutout Big South member Radford at home 10-0 in seven innings and then splitting a Thursday doubleheader with nationally-ranked #24 UTSA at home before the third game on Saturday was canceled. Charlotte has won six season series on the year so far and are currently 15-15 overall and 6-5 in Conference USA competition. Their biggest win of the year was a shocking 6-2 win on the neutral turf of Truist Field in downtown Charlotte against a then-Top 5 South Carolina team on Mar. 21, snapping what was then an 11-game win streak by the Gamecocks and handed USC what was at the time their second loss.
 
Charlotte was picked to finish fourth in C-USA after going 36-22 (17-13 C-USA) in 2022.
 
Winthrop enters 2023 predicted to finish ninth in the Big South Conference. The Eagles finished the 2022 season with an 18-34 (11-13 Big South) record. The Eagles also welcome back 18 players, nine of them starters and 16 newcomers, all either freshman or transfers.
  

Winthrop (15-18, 4-8 Big South) at Charlotte (15-15, 6-5 C-USA) | Hayes Field | Charlotte, N.C.
Date	Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2023
First Pitch	6 p.m.
TV Stream	ESPN+
Listen Live	N/A
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Probable Pitching Matchups (2023 Stats)	Reese Lumpkin (0-0, 8.31 ERA) vs. TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)