RICHMOND (Interstat) — Dylan Winebrenner delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning and finished with four RBIs, powering the Richmond Spiders to an 8-5 victory over the George Washington Revolutionaries on Friday afternoon at Malcolm U. Pitt Field in an Atlantic 10 matchup.

Winebrenner went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs, extending a recent hot streak. He entered the game having driven in four runs in a win at Davidson on May 3 and three in another victory there on May 2. For Richmond, Chase Topolski started and allowed three earned runs on four hits over six innings, striking out seven. Dominic Ruggiero, Bijan Anvar and others combined for scoreless relief, with Ruggiero earning the win after recording the final out of the eighth and pitching a scoreless ninth.

George Washington took an early lead in the first inning when Kent walked, advanced on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a double by Cristino Tufano. Richmond answered in the bottom half as Winebrenner homered to right field, scoring Elko, who had singled earlier and moved to third on a throwing error.

The Revolutionaries tied the game in the fourth when Lavey scored on a groundout by Walsh, then went ahead in the sixth after Lavey doubled and came home on Walsh’s single. Richmond pulled even in the bottom of the fifth on Elko’s RBI single, then grabbed a 4-3 lead in the sixth on a solo homer by Sean Scanlon.

George Washington reclaimed the lead in the seventh with two runs. Jones doubled and scored on a single by Bravette, and Tufano followed with a single that plated Bravette, making it 5-4. Richmond tied it in the bottom of the seventh when Rickabaugh singled home Winebrenner, who had been hit by a pitch.

The decisive moment came in the eighth. With the score 5-5, Dosenbach was hit by a pitch, and Haug singled. Schaller then singled to left center, scoring Dosenbach to put Richmond ahead 6-5. After Elko was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Winebrenner stepped in and lined a two-run single to left field, scoring Haug and Schaller for an 8-5 lead.

Max Haug started for George Washington and took a no-decision, allowing four earned runs and striking out seven over six innings. Drew Harris, Matt Bruno and Nadel also pitched in relief. Offensively, Tufano had two hits and two RBIs, while Walsh drove in two runs. The Revolutionaries finished with seven hits and two sacrifice bunts but left runners in scoring position in the late innings.

Richmond improved to 28-21 overall with the win, while George Washington fell to 18-30. The teams meet again Saturday and Sunday to close the series. Richmond also travels to Virginia on Tuesday before a three-game set at Saint Louis. George Washington hosts Dayton for a three-game series starting May 14.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Richmond 7, George Washington 3, and its ELO system gave the Spiders a 68.00 percent probability to win.