Big South Baseball Series Summary - April 17-19
Winthrop recorded its third Big South series sweep of the season this weekend, while High Point, Longwood and Radford won their respective conference series.
Winthrop win series over USC Upstate, 3 games to 0
Game 1 - Winthrop 3, USC Upstate 1
Game 2 - Winthrop 4, USC Upstate 3
Game 3 - Winthrop 6, USC Upstate 5
Notables -- The Eagles' scoring in the opener was highlighted a Jaylen Hernandez solo shot, leading to two-run eighth inning ... In game two, Hernandez tied the game in the fourth inning with a home run to right field, making it 1-1. The sixth inning saw a Hernandez single and a sacrifice fly by Zach Greenberg, along with an RBI single by Grant McGuire, extending the lead to 4-1 ... Colin Crowley's first blast of the season propelled the Eagles to extra innings in the finale, where they clinched the sweep with Chazz Grossington walkoff in the 10th.
High Point win series over Charleston Southern, 2 games to 1
Game 1 - High Point 14, Charleston Southern 11
Game 2 - High Point 14, Charleston Southern 3
Game 3 - Charleston Southern, 4, High Point 3
Notables -- High Point put up a five-spot in the top of the second to get things rolling in game one ... The Panthers tallied 19 hits to secure the series victory with a 14-3 game two victory ... In the finale, Charleston Southern was able to take the lead in the eighth off a sacrifice flyout from the bat of Nathan Martinez that scored Michael Rogers. This gave the Bucs a 4-3 lead which they preserved in the top of the ninth to get the win.
Longwood win series over Presbyterian, 2 games to 1
Game 1 - Presbyterian 3, Longwood 2
Game 2 - Longwood 11, Presbyterian 10
Game 3 - Longwood 6, Presbyterian 5
Notables -- In game one, Tyrell Williams dominated the Lancers on the mound, tossing seven innings while striking out seven. Robbie Boykin threw two clean innings in relief, punching out three to get the save and secure a Blue Hose road win ... In the second game, Brogan Jones smacked a walk-off RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to deliver an 11-10 win over the Blue Hose ... Max Lawson delivered a clutch RBI single, and JR Fordham shut the door with a clean ninth inning to lead Longwood to a 6-5 win over Presbyterian.
Radford win series over Gardner-Webb, 2 games to 1
Game 1 - Radford 8, Gardner-Webb 4
Game 2 - Gardner-Webb 15, Radford 10
Game 3 - Radford 3, Gardner-Webb 0
Notables -- After falling behind 3-0 early, Radford rallied back behind a four-run fifth inning Friday night to earn an 8-4 victory in the weekend opener ... Gardner-Webb erased an early deficit with an explosive offensive performance and a dominant outing from the bullpen to defeat Radford 15–10, on Saturday afternoon. Gardner-Webb collected 15 runs on 15 hits in a back-and-forth contest before pulling away late ... Radford hurlers Daniel Quintana and Trey Ludy combined to shut out the Runnin' Bulldogs, 3-0, on Sunday.