ROCK HILL, S.C. – Coming off dropping two of three games to High Point in the final Big South home series of the year this past weekend, Winthrop faces Davidson in their only meeting of the season with the Wildcats tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m. in the home finale, concluding a five-game home stand for the Eagles.
Following the High Point series, the Eagles are currently 25-25 and 13-11 in the Big South Conference and have won 10 of their last 15 games with four regular-season games remaining. The Eagles have six series wins overall at this point in the season, including wins over Presbyterian and Maine and sweeps of LIU, The Citadel, UNC Asheville and Radford.
The two schools will meet for the 51st time with Winthrop leading the series, 33-16-1, including 23-7 in Rock Hill. The two schools met for the first time on Apr. 25, 1980 in Rock Hill with Winthrop taking a 12-2 victory on the way to winning the first four and eight of the first 10 meetings. The teams have split the last 10 meetings but the Eagles have lost the last two meetings overall, dropping both contests to Davidson last season. The Eagles last won the series from Davidson in their lone encounter in 2020, a 10-3 win on the road on Feb. 26. The most recent meeting was on May 4, 2022, a 12-2 loss on the road.
The Wildcats enter tomorrow's game having swept St. Louis at home over the weekend and have 12 series wins on the year so far. Davidson is currently 29-19 overall and 15-5 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Davidson was picked to win their conference in the A-10's preseason poll with 130 votes and five first place votes. The Wildcats managed to capture the team's first A-10 regular-season title last year after compiling a program-best 43-13 overall mark and 20-4 run in league competition, eventually advancing to the championship semifinals before faltering to VCU and Richmond in back-to-back matchups.
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.
Davidson (29-19, 15-5 A-10) at Winthrop (25-25, 13-11 Big South) | The Winthrop Ballpark | Rock Hill, S.C. |
Date |
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 |
First Pitch |
4 p.m. |
TV Stream |
ESPN+ |
Listen Live |
N/A |
Live Stats |
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Probable Pitching Matchups
(2023 Stats) |
TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs.
TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA) |