ROCK HILL, SC— Ashley Westbrooks had 10 RBI on the day to help lead Winthrop softball to a doubleheader sweep of Binghamton. The Eagles won the first game 11-5 and took the nightcap 7-2.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (13-14) | Binghamton (8-12)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Ashley Westbrooks (4-for-7, 3R, 2B, 3HR, 10 RBI) | Morgan Lowers (5-for-8, 4R, SB) | Kiley Majette (Win, 5.2 IP, 7H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 5K) | Madyson Watson (Win, 7IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 6K)
 
WHAT HAPPENED
Game 1

• Binghamton grabbed the lead in the top of the first inning as Marissa Braito led off the game with a triple down the right field line
• Braito then scored on a single by Stephanie Ragusa
• Bearcats added three more runs in the second inning as they loaded the bases with one out
• Braito then drew a walk to score Sara Herskowitz for a 2-0 lead
• The next two runs came on a fielder's choice off the bat of pinch-hitter Madison Germano and then a double steal
• The Eagles broke open the game in the third and fourth innings with four runs in each
• The bottom of the third the Eagles trailed 5-0 as Tori Walker was hit with one out to get things started
• After Morgan Lowers singled to short, Westbrooks stood in and hit her second homerun of the season with a three-run shot to left center
• Blake Wallert walked with two outs and eventually scored on a throwing error
• The 4^th inning was highlighted by another Westbrooks homerun as she hit a grand slam with one out for an 8-5 lead
• Walker had an RBI single in the 5^th and then Ansley Gilreath had an RBI single in the 6^th followed by an RBI double from Logan Webb for an 11-5 lead
• Kiley Majette earned the win in relief as she tossed 5.2 innings allowing one run on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts

Game 2

• Winthrop grabbed an early 2-0 lead with a run in each of the first two innings
• In the bottom of the first Lowers beat an out an infield grounder for a single and then scored from first on a Westbrooks double to right center
• Taylor Charlton's RBI single with two outs in the second put the Eagles up 2-0
• In the 4^th the Bearcats tied the game as Alex Guay hit a two-run homerun to left center
• In the 5^th inning Sabrina Shroades came through with a pinch-hit RBI single and then Wallert hustled home from third after Gilreath flied out to right in foul territory
• Eagles added more insurance in the 6^th as the inning was highlighted by a two-run homerun from Westbrooks
• Madyson Watson turned in a complet game performance as she allowed two runs on five hits with a walk and six strikeouts to improve to 6-3 on the year

EXTRA BASES

• Westbrooks career-high seven RBI in the first game of the doubleheader were the most by a Winthrop player in a single-game since Maddie Antone had six vs. East Carolina on Feb. 10, 2017
• Westbrooks now has hit safely in five straight games, which is currently the team's best streak
• With her big weekend offensively, Westbrooks now has 85 RBI in her career
• Lowers finished the day with five hits as she now has 182 in her career
• Eagles combined for 18 runs, 21 hits and six extra base hits in the doubleheader
• On Friday the Eagles were 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position but in Saturday's doubleheader were 11-for-27 (.458)

ON DECK
Eagles continue with non-conference action on Wednesday, Mar. 27 when they head to Conway, SC to take on former Big South Conference foe Coastal Carolina in a single-game at 3 p.m.