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7
Radford RAD 8-9
9
Winner Winthrop WINT 14-6
Radford RAD
8-9
7
Final
9
Winthrop WINT
14-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Radford RAD 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 12 0
Winthrop WINT 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 X 9 12 0

W: McNeely, Colby (3-0) L: QUINTANA, Daniel (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagles Complete First Big South Opening Sweep Since 2019 With 9-7 Win Over Radford

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Eagles rallied from a four-run deficit and scored twice in the eighth inning to pull away for a 9-7 victory over Radford on Sunday afternoon, completing its first Big South opening series sweep since 2019. 
GAME INFORMATION 

RECORD: Winthrop (14-6, 3-0 Big South) | Radford (8-9, 0-3 Big South) 
WINTHROP LEADERS: Grant McGuire (3-for-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBI) | Alan Benhardt (2-for-3, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, HBP) | Jaylen Hernandez (1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, walk, HBP) 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Radford jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first as Devin Parks crushed a three-run homer to deep right and Mason Self added an RBI single 
  • Hernandez answered with a two-run homer to deep right in the bottom of the first and Benhardt doubled home Norton to cut it to 4-3 
  • Radford pushed the lead back to 6-3 with single runs in the second and third on a Parks RBI groundout and a Carrington Aaron sacrifice fly 
  • Wouters tripled down the right field line in the third and McGuire delivered a two-run single to left to make it 6-5 
  • Harrison Wilson relieved Randy Guzman and threw three scoreless innings to keep Winthrop within striking distance 
  • Benhardt doubled home Norton in the fifth and McGuire followed with an RBI double down the left field line to give Winthrop its first lead at 7-6 
  • Breckin Nace tied it at 7-7 with an RBI single in the eighth after Noah Toole walked and stole second 
  • McGuire doubled to lead off the bottom of the eighth, Crowley bunted him to third and Grossington singled home the go-ahead run before Wouters added an RBI groundout for a 9-7 cushion 
  • McNeely retired the side in the ninth, inducing a game-ending double play to finish off the sweep 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
  • McNeely earned his third win with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief 
  • Wilson was the key arm out of the bullpen with three scoreless frames after Guzman allowed six runs in two innings 
  • McGuire went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI, delivering in every big spot 
  • Hernandez has now homered in five of his last eight games 
  • Wouters pushed his hitting streak to ten straight games
  • Winthrop improved to 14-6 overall and 3-0 in Big South play with its first conference opening sweep in seven years 
ON DECK
The Eagles now fly to the west coast, taking on University of the Pacific first, on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

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