Rock Hill, S.C. – Coming off a night in which the Eagles offense set a school record in a come-from-behind 8-7 victory over Davidson College at home last Tuesday afternoon, Winthrop steps back into Big South action with a three-game series with the UNC Asheville Bulldogs on the road.
 

Winthrop (14-20-1, 4-8 Big South) at UNC Asheville (14-20, 4-8 Big South) | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Baseball Field
Date	Friday, April 19 / GAME 1	Saturday, April 20 / GAME 2	Sunday, April 21 / GAME 3
First Pitch	5:00 p.m. ET	2:00 p.m. ET	12:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Pitching Matchups (2024 Stats)	Riley Huge (4-4, 4.73 ERA) vs. TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)	Reese Lumpkin (2-6, 5.28 ERA) vs. TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)	Owen Sarna (3-2, 2.84 ERA) vs. TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

 







SERIES HISTORY VS. UNC ASHEVILLE
The two schools will meet for the 117^th-119^th time with Winthrop leading the series by a wide margin, 86-30 overall and 42-18 in Asheville. Winthrop won all three contests from the Bulldogs in Rock Hill last season in 2023 by scores of 5-3, 9-8 in 10 innings and 5-4 from Apr. 21-23. The Eagles and the Bulldogs met for the first time for a two-game series on Mar. 12-13, 1985 in Rock Hill, with Winthrop winning 13-3 and 15-14.
 
WINTHROP AT A GLANCE

• Winthrop is now the leader in overall wins all-time in league history since the Big South was elevated to NCAA Division I status in 1986 (currently has 1160 wins since 1986).
• Winthrop is the leader in all-time conference only wins with 480 since the Big South was elevated to NCAA Division I status in 1986.
• Winthrop is 3^rd in the Big South in overall pitching with an ERA of 6.18.
• Riley Huge is 10^th in the Big South in earned runs allowed with 4.73.
• Owen Sarna is 4^th in the Big South in earned runs allowed with 2.84.
• Huge leads the Big South in batters struck out with 90.
• He is third in the nation in strikeouts, one behind Ryan Johnson of Dallas Baptist (91).
• Huge is the first Winthrop pitcher to record 10 or more strikeouts in four of the first five starts to a season since Heath Rollins had four in his first five starts in 2006.
• Charlie Evans, Nate Chronis and Ricky Teel rank 4^th, 7^th and 10^th in the Big South, respectively, in overall fielding percentage.
• Against Davidson on Tuesday, Apr. 16, Winthrop's offense set the school record for hit by pitches in a game with seven.

BIG SOUTH WEEKLY HONORS
Riley Huge-Big South Starting Pitcher of The Week-Feb. 27

• Played 7.0 innings, giving up just one hit, no runs and no walks and striking out a career-high 13 batters in getting his first win on the season.
• This came in his lone start of the week in the first game of the four-game home series with Toledo on Friday (a 3-0 Eagles victory).
• This was Huge's first weekly award of the season and his career and the first time Winthrop was honored in 2024.

Riley Huge-Big South Starting Pitcher of The Week-Mar. 4

• In his lone start of the week in the first game of the three-game home series with Maine last Saturday (an 8-0 Eagles victory in the first game of a doubleheader), Huge pitched 7.2 innings allowing only one hit and two walks while recording 20 of his 23 outs via strikeout to lead Winthrop to an 8-0 victory over Maine.
• His 20 strikeouts are believed to be the all-time single-game Big South record and are the most by any NCAA pitcher since 2017.
• He struck out the first six hitters he faced before permitting a baserunner, and of his 23 outs, he factored into 22 of the 23 comprised of 20 strikeouts and two groundouts back to the mound.
• With this performance, Huge broke the Winthrop single-game strikeout record previously held by Kevin Slowey (19 vs. NYIT on Apr. 12, 2003).
• This is Huge's second weekly award of the season and his career and the second straight week Winthrop has been honored in 2024.

HUGE WINS THREE NATIONAL HONORS

• The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending March 3.
• Huge was named National Pitcher of the Week.
• The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.
• This is the first time that an Eagle has won a national player of the week honors by the NCBWA since Jacob Dempsey on May 11, 2006.
• Huge also was named the National Pitcher of the Week by both Perfect Game and the NCAA.

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LOOKING AHEAD
Winthrop hosts Charlotte in a re-match with the 49ers at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 23 at 4:00 p.m. on ESPN+. Charlotte won 11-8 at their home field earlier in the season on Tuesday, Mar. 12.
 
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