Rock Hill, S.C. – Charlie Evans hit two home runs as the Eagles won their fourth straight game by a 9-6 final score over Appalachian State on Friday afternoon. With the win, Winthrop moves to 6-7 overall on the season.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS

• Charlie Evans (2-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR)
• Will Dorrell (1-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR)
• Anthony Ruocco (3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B)
• Harrison Wilson (2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR)
• Riley Huge (6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 11 SO)

W: Riley Huge (3-1)
L: Bradley Wilson (1-1)
S: Parker Kruglewicz (1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Charlie Evans hit a leadoff home run to right field to get the scoring started.
• Drew Holderbach tied things up in the second with a homer of his own to left field.
• Harrison Wilson drilled a two-run shot to right field in the Eagle half of the second to break the tie.
• Austin St. Laurent homered to left field in the third to make the score 3-2 Winthrop.
• Winthrop increased their lead to 6-2 in the bottom of the inning with three runs.
• Neither team scored for the next two and a half innings.
• Will Dorrell drilled Winthrop's third homer of the day, this one a two-run blast to left field in the bottom of the sixth.
• CJ Boyd hit a home run for the Mountaineers to center field in the seventh, making the score 8-3 in favor of the Eagles.
• The visitors did it again in the next inning, cutting the lead to 8-4 with a solo home run by Banks Tolley to left field.
• Evans hit his second homer of the day to right field in the bottom of the eighth.
• App State cut the lead to 9-6 on a two-run RBI triple by St. Laurent in the ninth to end the scoring.

ON DECK
Winthrop plays Appalachian State tomorrow afternoon in the second game of the series. First pitch will be at 6 p.m.