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4
Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 1-0
3
Evansville UE 2-2
Winner
Winthrop WINTHROP
1-0
4
Final
3
Evansville UE
2-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 7 2
Evansville UE 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 5 2

W: Majette, Kiley (1-0) L: Florey, M. (0-1)

0
Winthrop WINTHROP 1-1
9
Winner Georgia UG 5-1
Winthrop WINTHROP
1-1
0
Final
9
Georgia UG
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Georgia UG 1 2 0 6 X 9 9 0

W: Gray (3-0) L: Watson, Madyson (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Opens Season With Split At Day 1 Of Red & Black Showcase

ATHENS, GA— Winthrop softball began the 2018 season with a split on the opening day of the Red & Black Showcase with a 4-3 win over Evansville and falling to #17 Georgia 9-0, Friday afternoon.
 
GAME INFORMATION
SCORES: Winthrop 4, Evansville 3 (Game 1) | Georgia 9, Winthrop 0 (Game 2)
RECORDS: Winthrop (1-1), Evansville (2-2), Georgia (5-1)
WINTHROP LEADERS vs. EVANSVILLE: Kiley Majette (Win, 7.0 IP, 12 Ks, 0 BB) / Shayna Covington (1-for-3, 2 runs, BB) / Morgan Lowers (2-for-4, run)
WINTHROP LEADERS vs. GEORGIA: Morgan Lowers (1-for-2, now has eight-game hitting streak dating back to 2017 / Keleigh Romine (1.0 IP, 2H, 0R, BB, K)
 
COACHES QUOTE
Head Coach Mark Cooke~
"That first game was absolutely unbelievable. Evansville is a very good team and have a good pitcher that Kiley (Majette) just outpitched. The second game against Georgia we just had way too many errors. We played hard and competed but had too many mistakes. We just have to clean up a few things but it was a good day and we're looking forward to tomorrow."
 
HIGHLIGHTS GAME 1 (EVANSVILLE)
  • Winthrop jumped out to a lead in the top of the first as Sabrina Shroades came through with an RBI double to right center
  • Kiley Majette was dominate early as she struck out six over the first two innings and seven in the first three
  • She gave up a leadoff double in the bottom of the first, but bounced back to strikeout the next six batters
  • Winthrop grabbed a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning as Ashley Westbrooks started things off with a single to right
  • Three batters later Tori Walker reached on an error, putting runners at the corners
  • Westbrooks scored for a 2-0 lead when she stole home
  • The Purple Aces cut the Winthrop lead in half in the fifth inning, courtesy of a leadoff error and then back-to-back wild pitches
  • With Deja Shelton on third and no outs, McKenzie Johnson singled to right center to make it 2-1
  • After the Eagles left two on base in the top of the sixth, Evansville's Brittany Hay came through with a two-RBI single to center for a 3-2 lead
  • That brought the Eagles to the top of the seven trailing by a run and they scored two runs off a fielding error by the right fielder and held on for the win as Shayna Covington scored the winning run
  • It was the third straight season the Eagles have won their season opener
  • The 12 strikeouts tied a career-high for Majette, but it's the most strikeouts she's had in an appearance with no walks issued
  • Majette surpassed 250 career strikeouts and now has 254
 
HIGHLIGHTS GAME 2 (GEORGIA)
  • Morgan Lowers singled with one out in the top of the first, but was stranded
  • Georgia took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a throwing error by A.G. Gardner
  • Three straight extra base hits to start the third inning put the Bulldogs up 3-0
  • Clara Bryan doubled to lead off followed by an RBI triple from Kendall Burton and then Jessica Morgan had an RBI double to left center
  • Georgia added six runs in the bottom of the fourth as the big play came off the bat of Mahlena O'Neal, who cleared the bases with a single for a 9-0 lead
 
ON DECK
Winthrop is back in action on Saturday in the Red & Black Showcase when it takes on Samford at 10:30 a.m. and Evansville at 6 p.m.
 
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