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Corey Wouters
PPG
3
USC Upstate UPST 19-21, 8-9 Big South
4
Winner Winthrop WIN 26-13, 9-2 Big South
USC Upstate UPST
19-21, 8-9 Big South
3
Final
4
Winthrop WIN
26-13, 9-2 Big South
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC Upstate UPST 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 2
Winthrop WIN 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 X 4 6 1

W: Earnhardt, Luke (3-2) L: KAPLAN, Max (3-4) S: Rehkow, Ben (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagles Clinch First Series Over USC Upstate Since 2021

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Winthrop University baseball team clinched the series on a narrow 4-3 victory over USC Upstate on Saturday at Founders Field. 

GAME INFORMATION

RECORD: Winthrop (26-13, 9-2 Big South) | USC Upstate (19-21, 8-9 Big South) 
WINTHROP LEADERS: Jaylen Hernandez (2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI) | Luke Earnhardt (5.2 IP, 7 K, 1 ER) | Ben Rehkow (1.2, 1 H, Save) | Zach Greenberg (1-for-1, 1 RBI, 1 SF) 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • USC Upstate took a 1-0 lead in the second inning with Johnny Sweeney's home run to right field. 
  • Jaylen Hernandez tied the game in the fourth inning with a home run to right field, making it 1-1. 
  • In the fifth, Zach Greenberg singled and scored on a hit by Corey Wouters, putting the Eagles ahead 2-1. 
  • The sixth inning saw a Hernandez single and a sacrifice fly by Greenberg, along with an RBI single by Grant McGuire, extending the lead to 4-1. 
  • USC Upstate narrowed the gap in the seventh with Tyler Lang's RBI double, making it 4-2. 
  • The Spartans added another run in the eighth inning on a throwing error, cutting the Eagles' lead to 4-3. 
  • The Eagles held their lead through the final inning, securing the 4-3 victory. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Luke Earnhardt earned his second win on the season with his 5.2 innings. 
  • Ben Rehkow recorded his third save of the season. 
  • Jaylen Hernandez has now recorded at least two hits in two consecutive games. 
  • Hernandez also leads the Big South with 13 home runs. 
  • The victory secured the Eagles' first series win against the Spartans since 2021. 

UP NEXT

The Eagles will host USC Upstate again tomorrow at 2 p.m. 
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