ROCK HILL, SC— Freshman Bella Roy tossed her first career shutout allowing just one run while striking out 11 to lead Winthrop to a 5-0 win over Gardner-Webb Saturday afternoon. The victory gave the Eagles a 2-1 win in the series.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (15-16, 4-5 Big South) | Gardner-Webb (21-13, 2-4 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Bella Roy (Win, SHO, CG, H, 3BB, 11K) | Blake Wallert (2-for-3, R, 3B, 3RBI)
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• Eagles got all they needed in the bottom of the first inning as Keleigh Romine singled with two outs and then scored all the way from first on a double to left center by Ansley Gilreath
• Tori Walker was hit by a pitch to lead off the third as the Eagles eventually loaded the bases with no outs
• Brooke Perry struck out Gilreath followed by a line out by Brooke Ellison but the Eagles did manage a run on a fielding error off the bat of Taylor Charlton
• The Eagles opened the game in the fifth as Gilreath drew a two-out walk to get things started
• Ellison followed with a single to left center and then Charlton reached on an infield single to short to load the bases
• Wallert hit a fly ball to right that fell right in front of the right fielder giving chase against the wind as the ball hit the ground and bounced past
• All the runners came around to score and Wallert hustled to third just beating the throw to make it a bases-clearing triple
• Bella Roy gave up her only hit in the sixth inning with one out as Walker gave a good diving effort to try and make the catch but Annamarie Warley came away with the hit

EXTRA BASES

• Eagles take their first series of league play this season as they hold the league's top scoring offense to just three runs
• Winthrop finished the game 5-for-12 with two outs while Roy held the Runnin' Bulldogs to 0-for-7
• Wallert drove in a run for the second straight game and finished the series with four RBI, tying Madyson Watson for the team-high on the weekend
• Wallert has now hit safely in five straight games and has bumped her average by 43 points during the streak
• Romine reached base for the eighth straight game, tying Ashley Westbrooks for the longest current streak
• The shutout was just the second for the Eagles on the year
• This was the first time the Eagles took a series from Gardner-Webb since the 2015 season

ON DECK
Winthrop steps away from Big South play as it will travel to Raleigh, NC on Tuesday, Apr. 2 to take on North Carolina State at 6 p.m.