Oh, Hammond lead High Point to 11‑3 win over Winthrop

HIGH POINT, N.C. (Interstat) — SeoJun Oh went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead High Point to an 11-3 victory over Winthrop on Sunday afternoon at George S. Erath Field at Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium. Caleb Hammond added a 3-for-3 performance with a homer and three RBIs for the Panthers, who improved to 34-17 overall and 30-21 in the Big South. Landen Johnson had two RBIs. Aidan Paul threw 4 1/3 innings of two-hit relief, striking out one, to earn the win. Jack Carey, Tyler Shafer and Dalton Hitt each pitched scoreless relief.

Winthrop, now 30-21, managed just four hits. Gabe Natividad doubled in two runs in the top of the fourth to give the Eagles a 3-1 lead. But Hammond answered with a solo homer in the bottom half, and Oh homered in the fifth. High Point added five runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to pull away. The Panthers outhit Winthrop 13-4. The victory completed a three-game sweep of the weekend series.