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Brayden Gilley
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0
Charleston Southern CHSO 17-8
4
Winner Winthrop WIN 19-7
Charleston Southern CHSO
17-8
0
Final
4
Winthrop WIN
19-7
Winner
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charleston Southern CHSO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Winthrop WIN 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 0

W: Gilley, Brayden (4-2) L: VON KAPFF, Titus (3-2) S: Wilson, Harrison (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Gilley, Wilson Combine to Shut Out Charleston Southern, 4-0

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Winthrop University baseball team blanked Charleston Southern, 4-0, on Friday evening at Founders Field behind a combined shutout from Brayden Gilley and Harrison Wilson to open the Big South series. 
GAME INFORMATION 

RECORD: Winthrop (19-7, 4-0 Big South) | Charleston Southern (17-9, 2-2 Big South) 
WINTHROP LEADERS: Gabe Natividad (2-for-4, 2 RBI) | Jaylen Hernandez (1-for-3, HR, RBI, walk) | Grant McGuire (1-for-4, HR, RBI) | Colin Crowley (2-for-3, HBP) 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • McGuire led off the second with a solo homer to deep left to put Winthrop on the board at 1-0 
  • Hernandez added a solo shot down the right field line in the fourth to double the lead 
  • Crowley and Grossington followed with back-to-back singles before Natividad cleared the bases with a two-run triple to right center for a 4-0 cushion 
  • Gilley set the tone on the mound, holding Charleston Southern to two hits over six scoreless innings with five strikeouts on 76 pitches 
  • Wilson took over in the seventh and matched Gilley's zeros, allowing two hits over three scoreless innings to complete the shutout 
  • Charleston Southern threatened in the ninth when Alex Marot doubled and advanced to third on a wild pitch, but Wilson got a fly out to end it 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
  • Gilley earned his fourth win of the season, lowering his ERA with another strong outing 
  • Wilson has been one of Winthrop's most reliable late-game arms all season, and his three scoreless frames continued that trend 
  • Hernandez's homer extended his power surge, having gone deep multiple times over the last several weeks 
  • Charleston Southern starter Titus Von Kapff struck out eight but gave up two homers across eight innings 
  • Winthrop improved to 4-0 in Big South play and has won four of its last five overall 
ON DECK
The Eagles are back tomorrow at 12:00 p.m.

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