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NCAA SOFTBALL: MAR 28 North Carolina at Winthrop
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3
Winthrop WINTHROP 16-26
4
Winner Longwood LWU 29-13
Winthrop WINTHROP
16-26
3
Final
4
Longwood LWU
29-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 0
Longwood LWU 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4 5 2

W: GAY, Sydney (20-8) L: Majette, Kiley (9-14)

Game Recap: Softball |

Late Rally Falls Short As Eagles Drop Series Opener At First-Place Longwood 4-3

FARMVILLE, VA— Winthrop's comeback fell just short in a 4-3 loss at Longwood in the opening game of its Big South Conference series, Friday evening at Lancer Field.
 
GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (16-26 6-10 Big South), Longwood (29-13, 13-3 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Ashley Westbrooks (3-for-4, 2B, 2RBI), Blake Wallert (2-for-3, R), Tori Walker (2-for-3, R, RBI)
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Longwood was hitless over the first two innings, but broke through in the third to take the game's first lead
  • With one out, Jessica Smith reached on a bunt single followed by a walk by Glenn Walters
  • Krista Kelly stepped in and delivered a single through the right side to score Smith and then Destiny Martinez scored Walters on a squeeze bunt
  • The third run of the inning came on a sacrifice fly by Kaylynn Batten
  • Batten made it a 4-0 game in the 5th inning as she tripled to right center, scoring Kelly from first after she walked
  • Eagles tried to rally in the seventh as Blake Wallert go things started with a leadoff single, her second hit of the game
  • Wallert moved to second on a fielder's choice by Majette as both runners were safe
  • Tori Walker singled with one out, scoring Wallert and moving pinch-runner Kamryn Culp to third
  • Then with two outs, Ashley Westbrooks doubled to right center scoring two runs to make it a one-run game at 4-3
  • Longwood was able to hang on as Morgan Lowers struck out looking to end the game
  • Kiley Majette tossed five innings allowing four runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts but suffered the loss and fell to 9-14
 
EXTRA BASES
  • Westbrooks extended her hitting streak to four games and has now reached in six straight
  • Westbrooks finished the game with three hits, her 5th three-hit game of the season, her 12th multi-hit game and 8th multi-RBI game
  • Winthrop is now 3-3 in the opening game of Big South Conference series with two of the three losses by a single run
  • Westbrooks increased her average with runners in scoring position to .400 (.429 in league play) on the year while Walker improved hers to .313 (.333 in league play)
 
ON DECK
Winthrop and Longwood will conclude the weekend series with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1 p.m.
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