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Winner Winthrop Eagles WINTHROP 31-28
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Radford Highlanders RAD 28-28
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Winthrop Eagles WINTHROP
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Radford Highlanders RAD
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Winthrop Eagles WINTHROP 1 0 1 2 7 0 1 0 1 13 16 2
Radford Highlanders RAD 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 6 1

W: Gilley, Brayden (4-2) L: M. Lefevers (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Downs Radford In Elimination Game To End Day Two Of Big South Tournament

High Point, N.C. – Winthrop defeated Radford in an elimination game on the second day of the 2025 Big South Conference Tournament.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS W: Brayden Gilley (4-2)
L: M. Lefevers (1-3)
S: N/A

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • With the bases loaded in the top of the first, Chronis's single through the right side with two outs brought in Natividad and put the Eagles on top 1-0
  • Eagles upped the lead to 2-0 in the third as Kropf plated Natividad home with a sac fly to left field
  • The lead then doubled to 4-0 after the top of the fourth as Crowley drove in Benhardt and Natividad scored Chazz Grossington three plays later
  • Radford got a run back on an error with two outs in the bottom of the inning
  • But Winthrop exploded with a seven-spot in the top of the fifth to take an 11-1 lead
  • The Highlanders responded with three runs in their half of the frame to cut it to seven
  • Kropf's RBI single drove in Natividad to put the Eagles up eight in the top of the seventh
  • But the Eagles were not done as they loaded the bases in the ninth with one out and Crowley came in to score on a wild pitch
  • Two plays later Winthrop again loaded the bases, this time with two outs, but a groundout ended the inning
TEAM TIDBITS
  • Winthrop moves to 1,412-1,028-7 all-time as a program
  • Winthrop is 6-4 all-time vs. Radford at the Big South Tournament
  • Eagles hold a record of 61-54 in the conference tournament
  • Winthrop has played in six of the seven tournaments held in NC and hold a record of 18-12
ON DECK
Winthrop will take on third-seeded Charleston Southern at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 23 at Truist Point in High Point, N.C. in an elimination game on ESPN+.
 
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