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4
WINTHROP WINTHROP 14-21-1
10
Winner UNC Asheville AVLBASE 15-20
WINTHROP WINTHROP
14-21-1
4
Final
10
UNC Asheville AVLBASE
15-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
WINTHROP WINTHROP 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 4
UNC Asheville AVLBASE 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 X 10 13 2

W: B. Johnson (3-2) L: Huge, Riley (4-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagles Fall At UNC Asheville

Asheville, N.C. – Winthrop fell in the first game of a three-game Big South series at UNC Asheville by a final score of 10-4 Friday night. Winthrop moves to 14-21-1 overall and 4-9 in the Big South.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS  
W: Brett Johnson (3-2)
 
L: Riley Huge (4-5)
 
S: N/A

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Winthrop nearly scored first in the top of the second as Colin Lombardo found himself perched at third with two outs after Abe Affholter flew out to right field but Nate Chronis flew out to center field to end the threat.
  • The Bulldogs made the score 1-0 in their half of the inning with the bases loaded with two outs as Dylan Bacot came home to score on a wild pitch.
  • The Eagles tied the score in the third as Anthony Ruocco scored from second on an error with one out.
  • UNC Asheville scored four runs in the bottom of the inning to break the tie and go up 5-1.
  • Winthrop loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the fourth and proceeded to cut the lead in half.
  • Chancellor Jennings drew a walk and on the next play, a pitch hit Jaylen Hernandez.
  • But the Bulldogs took the lead back up to four on RBI doubles by Robbie Burnett and Cameron Johnson in their half of the inning.
  • In the next inning, an RBI single to left center field with one out by Kohl Abrams extended their lead to five.
  • Lombardo singled to right center field to bring home Hernandez with two outs to make the score 8-4 in the seventh.
  • UNC Asheville threatened to add on to their lead in the bottom of the inning as they put runners on second and third with two outs but a groundout ended their next chance.
  • The home standing Bulldogs ended the game with a Bacot RBI single with two outs and Bacot coming home to score on an error on the next play.
ON DECK
Winthrop plays UNC Asheville in game two of the series tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
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