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Tori Walker
Greg Romine
6
Winner Longwood LWU 13-8, 1-0 BSC
4
Winthrop WINTHROP 10-12, 1-3 BSC
Winner
Longwood LWU
13-8, 1-0 BSC
6
Final
4
Winthrop WINTHROP
10-12, 1-3 BSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Longwood LWU 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 6 10 0
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 3 1

W: GAY, S. (7-4) L: Majette, Kiley (3-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Rally Falls Short For Eagles As Longwood Takes Series Opener

ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop softball rallied late but came up just short in a 6-4 loss to Longwood in the opening game of the series, Friday night at Terry Field.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (10-12, 1-3 Big South) | Longwood (13-7, 1-0 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Tori Walker (1-for-2, 2R, HR, RBI) | Romine (1-for-2, R, 2BB) 
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Longwood grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third inning as Leah Powell hit a solo shot to left center on a 1-0 pitch
  • The Eagles used the long ball as well in the bottom of the third as Tori Walker hit a homerun to left
  • Jenna Dunn reached on an error to start the 4th inning and the Lancers took advantage
  • Karleigh Donovan followed with a single and then Kasey Carr walked to load the bases
  • Chelsea Whitcomb singled to center for a 2-1 lead as the runners moved over one base
  • After Kiley Majette got pinch-hitter Madison Blair to foul out, Powell came through again for Longwood with a double to right for a 4-1 lead
  • Majette got another foul out but Longwood added two more on a triple to right by Jordan Clark
  • Eagles tried to get some runs back in the bottom of the fourth as Brooke Ellison led off with a single and then Keleigh Romine drew a walk
  • After Ashley Westbrooks struck out Blake Wallert grounded into a double play to end the threat
  • Winthrop pushed three across in the sixth inning to make it a two-run game
  • Eagles scored all three runs without a hit as they used their plate presence to draw five walks and two were hit by a pitch
  • Walker drew a leadoff walk followed by back-to-back line outs from Morgan Lowers and Ellison
  • Walker back-to-back wild pitches moved Walker to third
  • Keleigh Romine and Ashley Westbrooks walked to load the bases and Wallert then walked to score the first run
  • Taylor Charlton was hit by the first pitch to score the second run and then Ansley Gilreath battled her way through an eight-pitch walk to make it a 6-4 game
  • The threat ended as Longwood's Sydney Gay was able to get Logan Webb swinging for the third out
  • Walker led off the seventh inning with a walk to get things started and bring the tying run to the plate
  • Lowers grounded into a fielder's choice to short as Walker was out at second on the play
  • Lowers moved into scoring position on a wild pitch and then over to third on a ground out by Ellison
  • Gay ended the game with a strikeout as Romine on a 1-2 pitch
  • Majette fell to 3-8 on the year after allowing six runs (three earned) on eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts in five innings
  • Gay earned the win and is now 7-4 after allowing two runs on three hits with five walks and five strikeouts
EXTRA BASES
  • The Eagles were one walk shy of a season-high as they drew a total of seven for the game
  • In the last four meetings the Eagles have 13 runs while Longwood has 15 runs
  • In the series with Longwood, the last seven games and nine of the last 10 have been decided by two runs or less
  • Romine had a leadoff single in the second as she currently has a team-best three-game hit streak
ON DECK
These same two teams meet on Saturday, Mar. 16 with a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. to wrap-up the series.
 
 
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