Columbia, S.C. – Playing in their first true road contest of the season, Winthrop fell at South Carolina by a final score of 12-2 in seven innings late Tuesday afternoon. With the loss, Winthrop drops to 0-4 overall.
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
W: Ty Good (1-0)
L:
Brady Houston (0-1)
S: N/A
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Winthrop loaded the bases in the second with two outs but Lombardo's fly out ended the inning.
- The Gamecocks stuck first in their half of the second on Tyler Causey's RBI double and Will Tippett's sacrifice bunt that brought in Causey.
- In the next inning, the home team made the score 5-0 on a wild pitch and Causey's two-run homer.
- The Gamecocks got a man on third with one out in the bottom of the fourth but Owen Sarna struck out the next two batters to end the threat.
- The Eagles again loaded the bases in the fifth with one out and Winthrop capitalized as Jaylen Hernandez doubled to drive in two runs.
- However, South Carolina responded in the bottom of the inning with three runs of their own to make the score 8-2.
- Winthrop got guys on second and third with two outs in the sixth but Colin Lombardo grounded out to first to end the Eagles' next chance to cut into the deficit.
- South Carolina then brought in another run with one out in their half of the sixth on Tippett's sac fly to left field, scoring Talmadge LeCroy.
- The Gamecocks scored three runs in the seventh, ending the game via a run-rule.
ON DECK
Winthrop hosts Toledo this weekend in a rare four-game series, with Saturday being a doubleheader between the two teams. The first game will take place on Friday with an 11:00 a.m. first pitch.
