ROCK HILL, SC—After a weekend off from games the Winthrop softball team gets back in action Tuesday afternoon when it heads to Coastal Carolina for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
 
GAME SNAPSHOT
Winthrop (16-16) at Coastal Carolina (24-8)
Location: Conway, SC (Charles Wade-John Lott Field)
Live Stats: Game 1 / Game 2
Live Video: Game 1 / Game 2

SERIES HISTORY VERSUS COASTAL CAROLINA
Winthrop and Coastal Carolina have met 107 times as the Chanticleers lead the series 58-49. Coastal has won the last nine of the last 10 meetings. This will be the first time the two teams have faced each other since Coastal Carolina's move to the Sun Belt Conference. The last time the Eagles and Chanticleers faced each other in a non-Big South contest or conference tournament game was Feb. 14, 2010 in Columbia, SC as part of the Palmetto State Showdown with Coastal winning 3-0.
 
A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES
Winthrop is coming off a doubleheader sweep of Western Carolina on Mar. 23 and has won five of the last seven games. The offense is led by junior Maddie Antone, who is looking to become the first Eagle to bat .400 or better in a season since McKenzi Corn did so in 2013 (.408). Antone currently leads the team with a .407 average and 23 RBI. Senior Leah Young leads the team with six home runs and is second with 19 RBI while freshman Ashley Westbrooks is second on the team with a .324 average and tied for third with 17 RBI. Sophomore's Keleigh Romine and Kiley Majette each lead the team with 12 starts in the circle. Romine missed the Western Carolina doubleheader with an injury but is 3-4 on the year with a team-best 3.27 ERA while Majette is 7-8 with a 3.55 ERA.

MAKING THEIR MARK
Leah Young, Maddie Antone and Paige Haley are leaving their marks in the Winthrop history books. Young became the 15^th player in program history to reach 80 RBI in a career and Antone became the 16^th. Young has 18 career home runs, which ranks 8^th all-time and Antone is 10^th all-time with 17. Young hit her 10^th career triple against Western Carolina, becoming the sixth player in program history to reach 10 or more as she's tied for 5^th all-time. Haley ranks 25^th all-time in hits with 130 and is the team's active leader as Antone has 123 and Young has 108. Antone is currently the program's all-time leader in on-base percentage for a career at .480, pushing Lisa Kingsmore to second at .443. Haley with 55 career walks is just three from the all-time Top 10.  
 
A GLANCE AT THE CHANTICLEERS
Chanticleers are coming off a three-game sweep of Troy at home with three one-run victories. Taty Forbes is once again enjoying an impressive season at the plate as she leads the team with a .467 batting average with 23 runs and is 21-for-22 stealing bases. Kailey Mellen leads the team with 22 RBI as she's batting .288 and Kassady Smith leads the team with six home runs and is 4^th on the team with 18 RBI. The Coastal offense is scoring 4.5 runs per game while the pitching and defense are holding opponents to 2.3 runs per game. Taylor Rahach leads Coastal with 14 starts as she's 10-3 with a 1.74 ERA. Ashley Guillette has 12 starts and is 8-4 in the circle with a 1.71 ERA.
 
CCU PLAYERS TO WATCH
HITTERS
Taty Forbes, So., OF (.467 avg., 23 runs, 10 RBI, .495 on-base percentage, 21 SB)
Kailey Mellen, Jr. DP/OF (.288 avg., 10 runs, 10 doubles, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 10 HBP, .422 on-base percentage)

PITCHERS
Ashley Guillette, So., RHP (8-4, 1.71 ERA, 3 Saves, 112 SO, 36 BB, 78.0 IP)
Taylor Rahach, So., P (10-3, 1.74 ERA, 88 SO, 23 BB, 4 shutouts, 84.1 IP)
 
MAJETTE NAMED BIG SOUTH PITCHER OF THE WEEK (2^nd TIME THIS SEASON)
Kiley Majette was named the Big South Conference Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 20 It is the second time this season Majette has garnered the weekly honor. She went 2-0 on the week in four relief appearances as she posted a 0.54 ERA with no walks and 12 strikeouts in 13 innings. She allowed six hits on the week with just one going for extra bases. Majette threw 2.0 innings, allowed a hit, one unearned run with no walks and two strikeouts at Jacksonville State. In game one of the series against Presbyterian, Majette tossed the final two innings as she gave up one hit (no runs) and tallied five strikeouts. She earned the win in game two vs. PC as she tossed 5.1 innings. She allowed one hit (no runs) with no walks and tallied three strikeouts. She then tossed the final 3.2 innings of game three to earn another win as she allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits with no walks and two strikeouts.

BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL
Winthrop is picked to finish seventh in the Big South Conference preseason poll, but has expectations of being toward the top of the league. With the addition of Antone and the consistency of Paige Haley through her career at the plate along with the emergence of Leah Young, Morgan Lowers and Blake Wallert the Eagles expect to have a lot more firepower up and down the lineup than the last few years.