ROCK HILL, S.C. –Alex Logusch carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Winthrop defeated UNC Charlotte at home by a final score of 5-2, splitting the season series with the 49ers. The Eagles move to 21-21 overall and have won four straight games, their longest win streak of the season so far.  
 
STANDOUTS
Ricky Teel (1-2, 1 2B)
McKinley Erves (2-4, 1 R)
Jonathan Strauss (1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR)
Nicholas Badillo (2-4, 2 R, 1 2B)
Ramses Cordova (1-3, 2 RBI)
Alex Logusch (6.1 IP, 1 H, 9K)
 
W: Alex Logusch (1-2)
L: Collin Kramer (2-4)
S: Zan Rose (5)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Winthrop went up 2-0 in the second on an RBI single by Ramses Cordova and a Nate Chronis fielder's choice.
• Charlotte answered with a score in the top of the third on a passed ball.
• No runs were scored for either teams until Jonathan Strauss hit a two-run blast to center field in the bottom of the sixth inning, giving Winthrop a 4-1 lead.
• A couple of plays later Cordova flew out to right field, scoring Nicholas Badillo and extending the lead to 5-1.
• The 49ers ended the no-hit bid with a solo homer in the seventh.
• Charlotte loaded the bases with two outs to bring the go-ahead run to the plate in the top of the ninth but struck out to end the contest.

 
ON DECK
Winthrop has a week off for final exams but the Eagles will return to the field next Wednesday when they host South Carolina in the second game of a home-and-home series with the Gamecocks at 6 p.m. This concludes a nine-game home stand for the Eagles.
 

B2 | Eagles up two early on a single by Cordova and this fielder's choice by Chronis!!!

WIN 2-0 CLT #ROCKTHEHILL #BigSouthBSB pic.twitter.com/FIGZ9OIihU

— Winthrop Baseball (@WinthropBSB) April 25, 2023

B6 | STRAUSS GOES YARD!!! Cordova also brings in a run on a sac fly! Eagles now up four!

WIN 5-CLT 1#ROCKTHEHILL #BigSouthBSB pic.twitter.com/kf05Gb6jOH

— Winthrop Baseball (@WinthropBSB) April 25, 2023