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Winner Winthrop WIN 17-7
5
Sacramento State SAC 9-15
Winner
Winthrop WIN
17-7
7
Final
5
Sacramento State SAC
9-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winthrop WIN 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 7 13 0
Sacramento State SAC 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 8 0

W: Brodt, Walker (2-0) L: Wilson, Trevor (0-3) S: Wilson, Harrison (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagles Take Series at Sacramento State, Cap West Coast Trip

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Winthrop University baseball squad got solo homers from Josh Skowronski and Cade Norton to beat Sacramento State, 7-5, on Saturday afternoon at John Smith Field, taking the series against the Hornets. 
GAME INFORMATION 

RECORD: Winthrop (17-7) | Sacramento State (9-15) 
WINTHROP LEADERS: Corey Wouters (3-for-5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI) | Grant McGuire (3-for-4, double, RBI, walk) | Chazz Grossington (3-for-4, double, RBI, HBP) | Josh Skowronski (2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 walks) 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Skowronski launched a solo homer to right to give Winthrop a 1-0 lead in the first 
  • Sacramento State answered with two in the second on a Jacob Cortez two-run single and added another in the third on a Jakob Poturnak RBI single to take a 3-1 lead 
  • Winthrop broke through in the fifth after Grossington and Natividad were hit by consecutive pitches to start the inning 
  • Skowronski singled home Grossington, as Wouters followed with an RBI single and McGuire doubled to left center to plate Skowronski and cap a three-run frame for a 4-3 lead 
  • Garrett Byrd kept the Hornets in check with 2.2 innings of relief before Sacramento State tied it at 4-4 and took a 5-4 lead with two runs in the sixth on an RBI double by Sam Harry and an RBI single by Cameron Sewell 
  • Norton answered with a solo homer to left in the seventh to tie it at 5-5, then Grossington's RBI fielder's choice scored McGuire for a 6-5 lead 
  • Wouters doubled home an insurance run in the eighth to push it to 7-5 
  • Walker Brodt and Ben Rehkow combined to keep Sacramento State scoreless in the seventh and eighth before Harrison Wilson worked out of a two-on jam in the eighth and retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his third save 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
  • Brodt earned his second win with 1.1 scoreless innings, continuing a stretch of reliability out of the bullpen 
  • Wilson locked down his third save, stranding two runners in the eighth before a clean ninth 
  • Wouters, McGuire and Grossington each collected three hits as the lineup stayed hot after Friday's 18-hit performance 
  • Skowronski's solo shot in the first set the tone and he reached base four times on the day 
ON DECK
The Eagles head to Sacramento, taking on the Hornets for a three-game series starting on Thursday

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