ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Eagles swept Saturday's double-header against the Longwood Lancers with a 3-2 win in Game 1 and a 7-4 victory in Game 2.
 
Winthrop was led by Colten Rendon in Game 1 who threw a complete game for the Eagles, with nine strikeouts in the win. He improves to 4-2 on the season.
 
Jonathan Strauss hit two home runs in the series finale for three RBI, tying his season-high.
 
The Eagles improve to 17-25 on the season with a 14-19 mark against conference opponents.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
GAME 1
Ty Hooks (1-for-3, 1 RBI)
Joe McNamara (2-for-3)
 
W: Colten Rendon (4-2, 9.0 IP, 6 Ks, 2 R, 0 ER)
L: JR Parrish (1-1, 1.0, 2 ER)
 
GAME 2
Jonathan Strauss (3-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 HR)
Andrew Jenner (2-for-3, 2 RBI)
Scout McFalls (2-for-4, 1 RBI)
Dillon Morton (1-for-4, 1 RBI)
 
W: Jason Crumley (1-3, 1.1 IP, 3 Ks)
L: Matt Shobe (1-1, 2 R, 1 ER)
S: Daniel Blair (S1, 1.0, 0 ER)
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME 1

• Hunter Gilliam and Andrew Gorham laced back-to-back singles to lead off the top of the 2^nd, with both coming home on an error later in the inning to take a 2-0 lead.
• Ty Hooks singled in to left field with two outs in the bottom of the 5^th, scoring Luke Hannum who walked earlier in the inning to cut Longwood's lead in half, 2-1.
• Hannum was hit-by-pitch to lead off the bottom of the 7^th. Scout McFalls reached in the next at-bat on an error. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch giving the Eagles runners on 2^nd and 3^rd with no outs.
• Hannum came home on a wild pitch, tying things up at two.
• McFalls later came home on an error to take a 3-2 lead.
• Colten Rendon was absolutely dominant, pitching a complete game with six strikeouts and no earned runs.

 
GAME 2

• Both pitchers cruised through the first three innings of play, putting up zeros.
• Hunter Gilliam doubled down the right field line, driving in Jack Schnell to take a 1-0 lead.
• In the top of the 5^th Longwood tacked on another run off a single to left from Hayden Harris, taking a 2-0 advantage.
• In the bottom of the 5^th, Jonathan Strauss hit a solo home run in to get the Eagles on the board, 2-1.
• In the top of the 6^th the Eagles turned a triple play after the first three batters faced got on base to get out of the inning unscathed. Dalton Mims came in to pitch in relief after the first batter.
• Harris and Schnell both drove in a run in the top of the 7^th to take a 4-1 lead over the home team.
• After Will Martin singled to lead off the Eagles' half of the inning, Strauss hit his second home run of the contest to cut Longwood's lead to just one, 4-3.
• Winthrop tied things up off a Scout-McFalls single to right field, 4-4.
• The Eagles took their first lead of the contest off an RBI-double off the bat of Andrew Jenner.
• In the next at-bat Dillon Morton singled to center, bringing home Ty Hooks to take a 7-4 lead.
• The rest of the contest would wrap up quietly and the Eagles would sweep the day with a 7-4 win in Game 2.

 
 ON DECK
The Eagles will welcome the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs to the Winthrop Ballpark on Tuesday, May 18. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
The Eagles and Lancers will close out the series with a double header on Saturday, May 15. First pitch of Game 1 is scheduled for 12 p.m. with Game 2 beginning approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of the first contest.