ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Eagles snapped a six-game losing skid with a 10-8 win over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs Saturday afternoon.

KEY CONTRIBUTORS

Dillon Morton (2-for-4, 3 RBI, 1 HR)

Scout McFalls (2-for-5, 1 RBI)

Ty Hooks (3-for-5, 1 RBI)

Tyler Baker (4-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 2B)

Colten Rendon (4.2 IP, 4 hits, 2 ER, 3 Ks)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Macklin Ohs got the lead-off batter to line out before giving up a single to Dominic Freeberger.
• In the next at-bat, Brandon Lankford hit a deep shot over the right field wall, giving the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead over the Eagles.
• With two base runners, Wade Chandler singled to left, bringing MJ Lucas home, giving Asheville a 3-0 edge.
• Winthrop struck back in its half of the first inning, leading off with back-to-back singles off the bats of Luke Hannum and Joey Tepper.
• With one out, Dillon Morton singled down the left field line, bringing home both Tepper and Hannum to quickly cut Asheville's lead to one.
• In the next at-bat, Ty Hooks singled up the other side of the field bringing Yankle home, who walked earlier in the inning, tying the contest at three.
• Ohs threw a 1-2-3 top of the 2^nd inning.
• Tyler Baker led off the bottom of the 2^nd with a double to left center.
• With two outs, Scout McFalls singled to deep right field bringing home the go-ahead run, 4-3.
• After recording two quick outs, Ohs walked Lucas on a full count, giving the Bulldogs a base runner for Sebastian Dunn, who would triple to right field, tying the game up at four.
• Winthrop wouldn't let things stayed tied up for long with Baker hitting a deep single to center field, scoring Joseph Szvetitz and Hooks, who singled and doubled respectfully off the first pitch they saw, taking a 6-4 lead.
• The runs continued in the bottom of the 4^th, when the Geno Marra put the first two batters, Tepper and McFalls, on with no outs. Yankle flew out just deep enough for Tepper to tag up and score in the next at-bat.
• McFalls was picked off at first, emptying the bases for Morton who would hit a solo homer over the right field wall. The Eagles led, 8-4, after four innings of play.
• With one out, Ohs gave up a single to Jones before walking Lucas in the next at-bat. Reese Lumpkin came in in relief.
• Lumpkin walked the first batter he faced before giving up back-to-back singles to Chandler and Kohl Abrams who both brought home a run, cutting into Winthrop's lead, 8-6.
• The Eagles would go down quietly in the 5^th and 6^th inning.
• The Bulldogs would put up a single run in the top of the 6^th before Preslar homered in the top of the 7^th to tie the game up at eight.
• Szvetitz tripled to right field to lead-off Winthrop's half of the 7^th inning. Jonathan Strauss singled to left field bringing him home in the next plate appearance to regain the lead, 9-8, going into the 8^th inning.
• With two outs in the bottom of the 8^th, Morton was walked on a full count, before Hooks singled, putting Morton in scoring position.
• On a passed ball both runners advanced before Szvetitz reached on an error that gave Winthrop another run, 10-8.
• Colten Rendon, who came in in relief in the top of the 5^th, sat the Bulldogs down in order in the top of the 9^th to lock in the 10-8 win.

ON DECK

The Eagles will hit the road for eight straight games, making their first stop in Boiling Springs for a midweek contest against the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs on Tuesday, April 13. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.