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10
Winthrop WINT 23-13
12
Winner Presbyterian PC 8-29
Winthrop WINT
23-13
10
Final
12
Presbyterian PC
8-29
Winner
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winthrop WINT 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 10 12 2
Presbyterian PC 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 4 X 12 15 2

W: BOYKIN, Robbie (1-2) L: Wilson, Harrison (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Rally Not Enough as Eagles Drop Series to Presbyterian

CLINTON, S.C. -- The Winthrop University baseball squad rallied for five runs in the eighth to take a 10-8 lead, but Presbyterian answered with four in the bottom of the frame to hand the Eagles a 12-10 loss Sunday afternoon at Elton Pollock Field. 
GAME INFORMATION 

RECORD: Winthrop (23-13, 7-2 Big South) | Presbyterian (8-30, 3-8 Big South) 
WINTHROP LEADERS: Colin Crowley (3-for-4, 3 RBI) | Alan Benhardt (2-for-4, HR, RBI, walk) | Cade Norton (1-for-2, 2 RBI, walk, HBP, SF) | Chazz Grossington (2-for-5, 2 runs) 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Presbyterian scored two in the first off Randy Guzman and added single runs in the second and third to build a 4-0 lead through three 
  • Winthrop chipped away with two in the second on a Norton sacrifice fly and a Natividad RBI single to cut it to 3-2, then Benhardt homered in the third to make it 5-3 
  • The Eagles tied it in the fourth as Norton was hit by a pitch, Crowley singled home a run and a Natividad groundout plated another to knot it at 5-5 
  • Presbyterian answered with three in the bottom of the fourth, capped by a Holden Baker RBI double, to retake the lead at 8-5 
  • Both offenses went quiet in the fifth, sixth and seventh before Winthrop erupted for five in the eighth 
  • Wouters singled and Grossington followed with another single before Norton singled home Wouters to make it 8-6 
  • Crowley ripped a two-run single to right to tie it at 8-8, Skowronski drew an RBI walk and Hernandez added a sacrifice fly to put the Eagles ahead 10-8 
  • Presbyterian responded with four of its own in the bottom of the eighth off Harrison Wilson as Andrew Albertus delivered a two-run single and James Green added a two-run single to take the lead for good at 12-10 
  • Winthrop went down in order in the ninth to end it 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
  • Wilson took the loss after allowing four runs on five hits in the eighth inning 
  • Winthrop used seven pitchers in the game, with Colby McNeely throwing 1.2 scoreless innings to bridge the gap to the eighth 
  • Crowley drove in three with a pair of RBI singles, including the game-tying hit in the eighth 
  • The Eagles dropped consecutive Big South games to lose the series and fall to 7-2 in conference play 
ON DECK
The Eagles and Blue Hose are back it tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. to decide the series

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