Rock Hill, S.C. – Coming off a loss to Queens 13-12 late Tuesday afternoon, Winthrop hosts the Maine Bears in a three-game series this weekend. The contest scheduled for Friday, Mar. 1 at 3 p.m. has been postponed due to inclement weather.
The schedule for the weekend has been adjusted as the teams will now play a doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 2 beginning at 1 p.m. Each game of the doubleheader will be nine innings. The series will conclude on Sunday with a single game at 2 p.m.
| Maine (1-5, 0-0 America East Conference) at Winthrop (2-7, 0-0 Big South) | Rock Hill, S.C. | The Winthrop Ballpark |
| Date |
Saturday, March 2 / GAME 1 (DH) |
Saturday, March 2 / GAME 2 (DH-30-45 min after end of GAME 1) |
Sunday, March 3 / GAME 3 |
| First Pitch |
1:00 p.m. ET |
4:30 p.m. ET |
2:00 p.m. ET |
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Probable Pitching Matchups
(2024 Stats) |
Riley Huge (1-1, 5.11 ERA)
vs. Gianni Gambardella (0-2, 11.00 ERA) |
Reese Lumpkin (0-2, 1.38 ERA)
vs. Jason Kreiger (1-0, 2.70 ERA) |
Owen Sarna (1-1, 2.25 ERA)
vs. Noah Lewis (0-2, 8.00 ERA) |
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS MAINE
This will be the 10
th meeting between the Eagles and the Bears, with Winthrop leading the series, 8-1 and all prior meetings having taken place in Rock Hill. The first meeting was in mid-February 2017, as the Eagles took all three meetings. The Eagles also swept the Bears in mid-February 2020. The two teams met last year, with Winthrop taking two of three from Maine in early-March. The most recent meeting was on Mar. 5, 2023 with Maine winning 10-7 in 10 innings, the only victory in the series for the Bears.
WINTHROP AT A GLANCE
- Winthrop is nine wins away from tying Coastal Carolina in overall wins all-time in league history, 10 away from becoming the all-time leader since the Big South was elevated to NCAA Division I status in 1986 (currently has 1148 wins since 1986).
- Winthrop is the leader in all-time conference only wins with 474 since the Big South was elevated to NCAA Division I status in 1986.
- Winthrop is 3rd in the Big South in overall pitching with an ERA of 5.94.
- Reese Lumpkin and Riley Huge are 1st and 2nd in the Big South in innings pitched with 13.0 and 12.1, respectively.
- Lumpkin is also 2nd in the Big South with an ERA of 1.38.
- Cole Griffith is 2nd in the Big South in catches with 66.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Winthrop travels to NC State on Tuesday, Mar. 5 to play the Wolfpack. The game will be at 3:00 p.m. EST.
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