CLINTON, S.C. ? The Presbyterian College baseball team lost two games to nearby Winthrop Saturday afternoon in Big South Conference action. Game scores were 8-4 and 10-9.

The Blue Hose now stand at 5-27 overall and 1-16 in conference play. Winthrop improves to 23-11 on the year and 12-3 against conference competition.

In game one, Andrew Williams led the charge with four hits in five at bats. Jared Combs, Zac Rhinesmith and Gabe Grammer also collected two hits apiece. Williams, Cory Lyda, Combs and Rhinesmith all had one RBI each.

Trailing 4-0 heading into the bottom of the third, head coach Elton Pollock's team sliced the deficit in half by plating two runs.

Drew Wingo led off the inning with a single to left and moved to second on Williams' infield single. Mack Hite safely sacrificed the runners over 90 feet. Lyda then grounded out to second, plating Wingo. Combs then came through with a base knock that scored Williams to make the score 4-2.

PC tacked on a run in the fourth when Rhinesmith belted a lead-off shot over the center field fence. However, Winthrop was able to get out of the inning without any further damage despite Grammer's one-out triple to left center field.

The teams traded runs in the sixth. Down 5-3 in the sixth, Grammer doubled to left center with one away. Two batters later, Williams singled him home. Despite pulling ever so close, the Blue Hose were unable to push another run across in the inning. Then, Winthrop added a run in the eighth to make the score 6-4.

In the bottom half of the eighth PC attempted to make a comeback. With two outs, Williams singled to right. Tony Micklon then walked, putting runners on first and second. However, Lyda struck out to end the threat.

PC left 12 runners on base in the contest while the visitors left eight.

Jesse Harmon took the loss despite giving up five runs (four earned) in seven innings of work. He now stands at 2-4 on the season.

In game two, it was a back-and-forth affair the whole game. Pollock's squad struck first. Kenny Bryant led off the second with a solo homer to right. In the third, Williams sent a solo shot over the right field fence for a 2-0 lead. Three batters later, Lyda homered to right for a huge 3-0 advantage.

With the wind blowing out, Winthrop was able to plate four runs in the fifth, two of which came on a homer.

Down 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Hite tripled to left center. That issued a pitching change and the Blue Hose took advantage. Lyda sent another home run over the wall that made the score 6-5.

The squads traded runs in the sixth while Winthrop added another in the top of the seventh to make the score 6-6.

In the bottom half of the stanza, Hite singled with one away. Lyda drew a walk while both scored on Combs' double to center field. Rhinesmith eventually singled to right to put PC ahead 9-6.

The Eagles would go ahead in the eighth after scoring four runs, all of which came on singles and doubles.

PC left a runner on base in the eighth and two in the ninth, unable to push anyone across to knot the game.

Andrew Foushee went 3.0 innings while being dealt the loss. He gave up four earned runs in relief of Mitchell Odom. Foushee stands at 1-4 on the year. Odom tossed six innings, giving up six runs on 10 hits while striking out four.

Each team left seven on base. For the game, Winthrop had 10 runs on 16 hits while PC accounted for nine runs on 14 hits.

Lyda and Rhinesmith each had three hits in the contest while Hite, Combs, Bryant and Williams each had two.

The Blue Hose host the Paladins of Furman at 3 p.m., on Wednesday before hitting the road for Charleston Southern next weekend.