ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop softball dropped both games of a doubleheader 6-0 and 5-2 to Furman, Tuesday evening in non-conference action at Terry Field.

The Eagles fall to 20-22 overall while Furman improved to 21-16 on the year. Winthrop will look to end a five-game skid on Wednesday, Apr. 12 when it travels to Boiling Springs, NC for a single-game at Gardner-Webb at 5 p.m.

"We've struggled lately scoring runs and making plays," said Winthrop co-head coach Mark Cooke. "The first game we weren't that sharp and the second game we finally looked like us a little bit. Keleigh (Romine) threw one bad pitch they hit a grand slam off of it, but the rest of the time we played liked we can play. This is a good recovery I hope going into Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern. I almost thought they were demoralized after Campbell so I'm thinking in the second game we got a little bit of our fire back. Hate to lose, but I felt a little better after the second game."

In the second game, the Eagles pushed two across in the third inning to grab a 2-0 lead. Winthrop loaded the bases with no outs as Maddie Antone drove home the first run on a sacrifice fly and then Ashley Westbrooks came through with an RBI single.

Romine controlled the Furman bats for 5.2 innings as she allowed just one hit but ran into trouble in the top of the sixth with two outs. Furman started it with back-to-back two-out singles followed by a walk to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Taylor Vahle singled to left to make it 2-1 and then Emma Ogburn stepped in and took a 1-0 pitch over the fence in left for a grand slam and a 5-2 lead.

Romine finished the day allowing all five runs on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts as he falls to 3-6 on the year. The Eagles had 10 hits in the game led by Ansley Gilreath's career-best three hits. Morgan Lowers and Westbrooks each had two hits.

Emily Demonte earned the win in the circle for Furman as she allowed two runs on 10 hits with no walks and three strikeouts to improve to 7-8.

Furman powered its way to a win in the first game. Carolina Cash led off the third inning with a solo home run and then AnnaRose Borrelli hit a solo home run in the fifth for a 3-0 lead. Candace Johnson hit a three-run shot to center in the sixth to double the lead for the Paladins.

Furman's Lindsey Bert, recently named the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Month, held the Eagles to just three hits as she walked one and struck out seven to improve to 11-8 on the year. Winthrop's Kiley Majette took the loss after allowing two runs on five hits in four innings as she walked one and struck out three.