Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop staged a massive comeback to win game two of the series with Wagner at home by a final score of 13-11 Saturday afternoon after trailing by 11-4 entering the bottom of the seventh inning.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS

• Jaylen Hernandez (4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B)
• Ethan Wilson (2-4, R, 2 RBI, 2-run HR)

W: Ben Rehkow (1-0)
L: J. Masick (1-1)
S: Walker Brodt (1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Entering the top of the fifth, Winthrop had staked themselves to a 3-0 lead, scoring one run each in the second, third and fourth inning
• Harrison Wilson's RBI double down the left field line with one out drove in Cole Yearsley and got the Eagles on the board first
• In the next inning, Jaylen Hernandez came in to score from second base on a Wagner error
• Chancellor Jennings grounded out to drive in Yearsley with one out in the fourth
• Wagner scored eight unanswered runs in the top of the fifth
• After Winthrop got a run back in their half of the fifth on a Hernandez's RBI single to right center field with one out, the Seahawks would score a combined three runs over the next two innings to take an 11-4 lead
• Winthrop started their comeback by loading the bases with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and capitalized as Koby Kropf hit a two-run RBI single and cut the lead to five
• The Eagles then won the game with a seven-run eighth
• Winthrop again loaded the bases with no one out
• Josh Skowronski and Gabe Natividad were both hit by a pitch to walk in a run on consecutive plays
• Hernandez hit a bases clearing single to tie the game, still with no one out
• After Kropf fouled out, Ethan Wilson capped the comeback with a two-run home run to left center field
• Brodt came in the ninth and successfully recorded the save

TEAM TIDBITS

• Winthrop moves to 1,387-1,004-7 all-time as a program
• Winthrop moves to 876-400-4 all-time at home
• Rehkow earned his first career win as an Eagle

ON DECK
Winthrop plays Wagner in the final game of the series tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.