ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Princeton erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning as Tigers starter James Beasley held Winthrop to one run over seven innings to hand the Eagles a 10-3 loss Tuesday afternoon at Founders Field.
GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (10-6) | Princeton (3-8)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Jaylen Hernandez (3-for-4, HR, RBI, walk, SB) |
Corey Wouters (2-for-4, walk) |
Grant McGuire (2-for-4, RBI, SF)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Beasley and Evan Vandenbosch traded zeroes through three innings before Princeton broke it open with seven in the fourth
- Will Robbins doubled home the first run, a Vandenbosch fielding error scored another and Isaac Lamson's two-run single chased the Winthrop starter
- Three Winthrop errors in the inning helped fuel the rally as the lead ballooned to 7-0
- Beasley scattered five hits over seven innings, working out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth after a McGuire sacrifice fly cut it to 7-1
- Princeton tacked on two more in the eighth on a Koonin RBI single and a Robbins RBI groundout
- Hernandez homered to lead off the bottom of the eighth and Cade Norton added an RBI single to make it 9-3, but Winthrop left the bases loaded
- Winthrop loaded the bases again in the ninth but Handzel grounded into a game-ending double play
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Vandenbosch took the loss, allowing five runs on four hits over 3.1 innings
- Culbreth provided a bright spot with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief
- Winthrop stranded 14 runners on base
- Hernandez reached in all five plate appearances with three hits and a homer
- Crowley walked four times but was stranded each time
- The Eagles have dropped four of their last five after a 10-2 start
ON DECK
The Eagles return home to Rock Hill for a two-game series with Princeton
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