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<\/p>\n SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Winthrop University baseball team erupted for six runs in the eighth inning to retake the lead and held on for a 14-12 victory over Sacramento State on Friday evening at John Smith Field.\u00a0<\/p>\n GAME INFORMATION\u00a0<\/p>\n RECORD: <\/p>\n Winthrop (16-7) | Sacramento State (9-14)\u00a0 HOW IT HAPPENED\u00a0<\/p>\n
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nWINTHROP LEADERS: Gabe Natividad<\/a> (3-for-6, HR, 3 RBI, SB) | Josh Skowronski<\/a> (3-for-4, double, 3 RBI, 2 walks, 2 SB) | Alan Benhardt<\/a> (3-for-5, 3 RBI, SF) | Grant McGuire<\/a> (3-for-5, 2 RBI, SB) | Cornelius Wouters (2-for-5, double, 2 RBI, walk, SB)\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tNatividad launched a solo homer on the second pitch of the game and McGuire added an RBI single later in the first for a 2-0 lead\u00a0
\n\tGrossington doubled to lead off the second and scored on a Natividad RBI single before Skowronski tripled down the right field line to make it 4-0\u00a0
\n\tLuke Earnhardt<\/a> held Sacramento State scoreless through four innings before the Hornets strung together three runs in the fifth to cut it to 4-3\u00a0
\n\tWinthrop answered right back with three in the fifth as Benhardt and Wouters ripped back-to-back RBI singles and Crowley added an RBI groundout to push it to 7-3\u00a0
\n\tSacramento State tied the game at 7-7 with four in the seventh, aided by two Winthrop errors\u00a0
\n\tThe Eagles came right back with a massive six-run eighth, sending 10 batters to the plate and chasing Sacramento State reliever Sean Carey without recording an out\u00a0
\n\tNatividad, Skowronski, Benhardt, Wouters and McGuire all drove in runs during the inning as Winthrop took a 13-7 lead\u00a0
\n\tBenhardt added another RBI single in the ninth for a 14-7 cushion\u00a0
\n\tSacramento State made it interesting in the bottom of the ninth as Jakob Poturnak crushed a grand slam and Ayden Hadley doubled home another to cut it to 14-12\u00a0
\n\tBen Rehkow<\/a> entered and retired the final two batters to earn the save
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\n\tMcNeely earned his fourth win despite allowing five runs in the ninth
\n\tWinthrop collected 18 hits, its highest total of the season, with five players recording three hits apiece\u00a0
\n\tNatividad’s leadoff homer set the tone early, his first blast of the season, as\u00a0he finished 3-for-6 with three RBI\u00a0
\n\tSkowronski continued his torrid on-base stretch, reaching five times with three hits and two walks\u00a0
\n\tThe Eagles improved to 16-7 and have won six of their last seven games\u00a0
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\nThe Eagles head to Sacramento, taking on the Hornets for a three-game series starting on Thursday<\/p>\n
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