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Team Huddle
4
Merrimack MCBSB 0-1
16
Winner WINTHROP WINTHROP 1-0
Merrimack MCBSB
0-1
4
Final
16
WINTHROP WINTHROP
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Merrimack MCBSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 9 2
WINTHROP WINTHROP 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 7 X 16 21 1

W: Harris, Connor (1-0) L: Andrew Heffe (0-1)

0
Merrimack MCBSB 0-2
8
Winner WINTHROP WINTHROP 2-0
Merrimack MCBSB
0-2
0
Final
8
WINTHROP WINTHROP
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Merrimack MCBSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
WINTHROP WINTHROP 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 X 8 7 1

W: Sarna, Owen (1-0) L: James Nichol (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagles Record Doubleheader Sweep Of Merrimack In Season Opener

Rock Hill, S.C. – The Winthrop baseball program saw the both the 2025 season and the Mike McGuire era start with a doubleheader sweep of Merrimack Friday afternoon at the newly renamed Founders Field, routing the Warriors 16-4 in the first game and then posting an 8-0 shutout in the second game.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS (GAME 1) W: Connor Harris (1-0, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K)

L: Andrew Heffe (0-1)

S: N/A

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1)
  •  Winthrop struck home immediately to start the day
  • After a pair of singles, Koby Kropf brought in Crowley on the next play
  • Winthrop nearly doubled their lead in the second with runners on second and third with two out but Jaylen Hernandez grounded out to end the threat
  • The Eagles made the score 3-0 as Kropf came in to score from second on an error by Merrimack and Wilson's sac fly, scoring Yearsley
  • The home team seriously threatened again in the bottom of the fifth with runners again on second and third with two outs but Dusty Vela grounded into a double play to end the inning
  • The Eagles upped their lead to 6-0 in their next trip up offensively on a homer by Gabe Natividad and a two-run blast by Yearsley
  • Merrimack fought back in their half of the seventh, cutting the deficit to two on a grand slam
  • It was all Winthrop after that, scoring the final 10 runs of the first game
KEY CONTRIBUTORS (GAME 2) W: Owen Sarna (1-0, 5.2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K)
 
L: James Nichols (0-1)
 
S: N/A

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2)
  • Wilson hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the second with one out and doubled the score in the next inning on Hernandez's RBI single and Yearley's sac fly, driving in Hernandez
  • The Warriors only really threatened in the third, getting a man on third with two outs but a strikeout ended their only chance to get on the scoreboard in the second game
  • With both Wilson's on second and third in the bottom of the sixth with one out and Winthrop still ahead 4-0, Vela and Natividad were retired to end the inning
  • Yearsley's RBI double and Harrison Wilson's sac fly made the score 6-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning
  • Winthrop wrapped up the scoring in the eighth as Josh Skowronksi came in to score on a wild pitch and Crowley's RBI groundout brought in Vela
TEAM TIDBITS
  • This was the first game under the newly renamed Founders Field
  • Winthrop moves to 28-17 all-time in season openers
  • The program moves to 1,382-1,000-7 all-time as a program
  • Winthrop moves to 871-397-4 all-time at home
  • This is the first time since 2021 Winthrop opened the season with a doubleheader and only the 7th time overall
ON DECK
Due to the threat of inclement weather on Sunday, Winthrop will host Merrimack tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in the series finale.
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