Rock Hill, S.C. – Coming off a split of a two-game series at home with Appalachian State, Winthrop travels 45 minutes up the road to Charlotte, N.C. to face the inter-region rival 49ers of Charlotte.
 

Winthrop (6-8, 0-0 Big South) at Charlotte (8-8, 0-0 American) | Hayes Stadium | Charlotte, N.C.
Date	Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024
First Pitch	6 p.m.
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Probable Pitching Matchups (2024 Stats)	Caleb Jones (0-0, 6.23 ERA) vs. TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

 
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS CHARLOTTE
The two schools will meet for the 45^th time with Charlotte leading the series, 24-19-1. This will be the first of two meetings between the two teams this season, with the second game occurring on Apr. 23 in Rock Hill. The Eagles and the 49ers met for the first time on Apr. 17, 1980 in Rock Hill, with Winthrop winning 3-0 on the way to winning 11 of the first 20 contests from 1980-2005. The 49ers then won eight of the next nine games from 2005-2012 but the series has been practically even from 2013 onwards, with Charlotte holding a slight 8-7 edge. The two teams met twice last season in 2023, with Charlotte winning 4-3 on Apr. 11 in the Queen City with Winthrop winning the return match in Rock Hill by a score of 5-2 on Apr. 23.
 
WINTHROP AT A GLANCE

• Winthrop is five wins away from tying Coastal Carolina in overall wins all-time in league history, nine away from becoming the all-time leader since the Big South was elevated to NCAA Division I status in 1986 (currently has 1152 wins since 1986).
• Winthrop is the leader in all-time conference only wins with 474 since the Big South was elevated to NCAA Division I status in 1986.
• Winthrop is 2nd in the Big South in overall pitching with an ERA of 5.59.
• Owen Sarna, Reese Lumpkin and Riley Huge are 2nd, 4th and 5th in the Big South in earned runs allowed.
• Huge also leads the Big South in innings pitched with 26.0 and batters struck out with 48.
• Jaylen Hernandez leads the Big South in doubles with eight.
• Charlie Evans is 2nd in the Big South in overall hitting with a batting average of .457.

BIG SOUTH WEEKLY HONORS
 
Riley Huge-Big South Starting Pitcher of The Week-Feb. 27

• Played 7.0 innings, giving up just one hit, no runs and no walks and striking out a career-high 13 batters in getting his first win on the season.
• This came in his lone start of the week in the first game of the four-game home series with Toledo on Friday (a 3-0 Eagles victory).
• This was Huge's first weekly award of the season and his career and the first time Winthrop was honored in 2024.

Riley Huge-Big South Starting Pitcher of The Week-Mar. 4

• In his lone start of the week in the first game of the three-game home series with Maine last Saturday (an 8-0 Eagles victory in the first game of a doubleheader), Huge pitched 7.2 innings allowing only one hit and two walks while recording 20 of his 23 outs via strikeout to lead Winthrop to an 8-0 victory over Maine.
• His 20 strikeouts are believed to be the all-time single-game Big South record and are the most by any NCAA pitcher since 2017.
• He struck out the first six hitters he faced before permitting a baserunner, and of his 23 outs, he factored into 22 of the 23 comprised of 20 strikeouts and two groundouts back to the mound.
• With this performance, Huge broke the Winthrop single-game strikeout record previously held by Kevin Slowey (19 vs. NYIT on Apr. 12, 2003).
• This is Huge's second weekly award of the season and his career and the second straight week Winthrop has been honored in 2024.

HUGE WINS THREE NATIONAL HONORS

• The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending March 3.
• Huge was named National Pitcher of the Week.
• The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.
• This is the first time that an Eagle has won a national player of the week honors by the NCBWA since Jacob Dempsey on May 11, 2006.
• Huge also was named the National Pitcher of the Week by both Perfect Game and the NCAA.

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LOOKING AHEAD
Winthrop hosts Longwood on Friday, Mar. 15 to open Big South play. First pitch will be at 6 p.m., with the entirety of the series being broadcasted on ESPN+.
 
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