FARMVILLE, Va. – In a game that saw two pitchers nearly register a shutout, Winthrop beat Longwood on the road in the first of a three-game series with the Lancers by a final score of 3-2. The Eagles move to 26-25 overall and 14-11 in the Big South.
STANDOUTS
Brody Hopkins (2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR, 5.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 5 SO)
Ricky Teel (3-4, 1 RBI, 1 2B)
Josh Bookbinder (4.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1 H, 4 SO)
W:
Brody Hopkins (1-4)
L: Ryan Miller (4-6)
S:
Josh Bookbinder (2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Brody Hopkins homered on the first pitch of the game to put Winthrop ahead 1-0.
- Two innings later, Ricky Teel's RBI double extended the lead to 2-0.
- Longwood tied the game in the bottom of the fourth.
- McKinley Erves put Winthrop back on top on a sac fly in the top of the fifth.
- Neither team scored after that but Josh Bookbinder entered the sixth inning and allowed only a single to shut down the Lancers the rest of the way and pick up the save.
ON DECK
Winthrop faces Longwood in game two tomorrow night at 6 p.m.
