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NCAA SOFTBALL: MAR 28 North Carolina at Winthrop
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4
Winner Radford RAD 16-12, 2-3 BSC
2
Winthrop WINTHROP 13-16, 3-5 BSC
Winner
Radford RAD
16-12, 2-3 BSC
4
Final
2
Winthrop WINTHROP
13-16, 3-5 BSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Radford RAD 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1

W: HUFFMAN, K. (5-3) L: Shroades, Sabrina (2-5)

6
Winner Radford RAD 17-12, 3-3 BSC
5
Winthrop WINTHROP 13-17, 3-6 BSC
Winner
Radford RAD
17-12, 3-3 BSC
6
Final
5
Winthrop WINTHROP
13-17, 3-6 BSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Radford RAD 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 6 9 1
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 11 2

W: MORROW, A. (12-7) L: Watson, Madyson (4-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Drops Two Close Games In Doubleheader With Radford Saturday Afternoon

ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop dropped two hard fought games of a doubleheader with Radford with losses of 4-2 and 6-5, Saturday afternoon at Terry Field.
 
GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (13-17, 3-6 Big South), Radford (17-12, 3-3 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Ashley Westbrooks (2-for-6, 2R, 2RBI, HR), Morgan Lowers (2-for-6, R, 2B, 2RBI), Ansley Gilreath (2-for-7, R, RBI, HR)
 
COACHES QUOTE
Head Coach Mark Cooke~
"We were much better today. Those unearned runs in the third really hurt us, but I thought the kids recovered really good, that's a tough way to lose (second game). When you put up four up in the bottom of the 7th with two outs you can't say anything about the effort and the energy. Hopefully we can solve the little problems and be ready for next weekend."
 
WHAT HAPPENED
Game 1
  • Radford jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings
  • The Highlanders began the game with back-to-back singles before Talia Douglas doubled down the line for a 1-0 lead
  • A squeeze bunt by Maggie Rowe made it 2-0
  • The next batter reached on a throwing error as Sabrina Shroades throw to first was too high for first baseman Ansley Gilreath and Douglas came around from second to score on the play
  • A two-out RBI double by Hunter Mundy in the second, score Douglas for a 4-0 lead
  • Ashley Westbrooks cut the deficit in half in the third inning with a two-run homerun to right center
  • Kiley Majette, who entered the game in the first after Shroades gave up three runs, allowed the run in the second inning before retiring 10 straight batters from the 2nd-5th innings
  • Majette ran into a little trouble in the sixth and seventh but got out of it as she finished the game allowing one run on six hits with no walks and four strikeouts in 6.2 innings
  • Radford's Kayla Huffman held the Eagle bats in check after the Westbrooks homerun allowing just one base runner over the final four innings
  • Huffman tossed a complete game holding the Eagles to two runs on three hits with no walks and six strikeouts to improve to 5-3 
Game 2
  • Winthrop trail 6-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh and nearly came back to tie the game
  • The entire rally started with two outs as Jill Derrick kept the inning alive with an infield single followed by Westbrooks drawing a walk
  • Morgan Lowers took an 0-2 pitch to right center for an RBI double to make it 6-3
  • Blake Wallert followed her with a single through the left side to put runners at the corners as Keleigh Romine came to the plate with a chance to tie the game
  • Romine singled through the left side, scoring Lowers to make it a two-run game
  • Ansley Gilreath stepped in and hit a grounder toward the left side that was mishandled by the third baseman (Douglas) as all the runners were safe and Wallert crossed the plate to pull the Eagles within a run
  • Madyson Watson singled to right field to load the bases with two outs, Abby Morrow was able to get Shroades to fly out to right to end the game
  • Radford added an insurance run in the top of the seventh that proved to be the difference Rowe doubled with one out and scored on a fielder's choice
  • The Highlanders led 4-0 after three innings as a mistake defensively by the Eagles proved costly
  • After Lauren Maddrey led off the inning with a walk, Marissa Gagliano hit a grounder to second and Jill Derrick bobbled it trying to get the lead runner at second
  • Two batters later was Douglas and she came through again as she singled to left, scoring Maddrey
  • Watson got Mundy to pop out for what have been the third bout and the next batter was Rowe as she hit a three-run homerun down the left field line for the 4-0 lead
  • Gilreath got the Eagles on the board in the fourth with a solo homerun to center
  • Watson tossed a complete game allowing six runs (three earned) on nine hits with three walks and five strikeouts as she falls to 4-4
  • Morrow tossed a complete game allowing five runs (four earned) on 11 hits with one walk and two strikeouts as she is now 12-7 on the year 
 
EXTRA BASES
  • Keleigh Romine's streak of reaching base came to an end at 12 games
  • Ashley Westbrooks has extended her hitting streak to six games and has reached base in seven straight
  • Winthrop and Radford were a combined 10-for-24 with runners in scoring position (.417) in the second game of the doubleheader
  • Both teams left eight runners on base as the two teams combined for 11 runs and 20 hits in the second game
  • Pitchers for both teams did a good job against leadoff batters in both games of the doubleheader
  • The two team's pitchers combined to allow just four leadoff batters to reach in 28 opportunities
  • Winthrop has now lost four straight, which ties its season-high 
ON DECK
Winthrop steps away from league play on Tuesday, Apr. 3 for a doubleheader at Furman at 4 p.m.
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