BUIES CREEK, NC— Winthrop softball took the second game of a doubleheader to earn a split as it opened up Big South Conference action Saturday afternoon at Campbell.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (10-10, 1-1 Big South) |Campbell (7-15,1-1 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Ashley Westbrooks (3-for-7, 3R, 2B, RBI) | Taylor Charlton (3-for-7, R, 2B, 2RBI) | Logan Webb (1-for-4, 2R, HR, 2RBI, BB, 2HBP) | Kiley Majette (7.1 IP, 5H, 2R, BB, 8K, Save) 
 
WHAT HAPPENED
Game 1

• Camels struck first in the bottom of the fifth as Kynadi Tipler set the table with a leadoff single
• Tipler was replaced at first by pinch-runner Hannah McCravy, who stole second with one out
• Following a walk to Danielle Northrup Campbell turned to pinch-hitter Hannah Jones, who doubled up the middle for just her third hit of the year
• The double by Jones gave the Camels a 1-0 lead and then a fielder's choice led to the second run
• Eagles cut the deficit in half in the top of the sixth as Morgan Lowers led off with a single
• Lowers moved to second on a ground out to first by Brooke Ellison and over to third on a fly out to right by Keleigh Romine
• Taylor Charlton stepped in with two outs and doubled down the right field line to score Lowers from third
• In the top of the seventh the Eagles gave themselves a chance to tie the game getting two runners on with one out
• Tori Walker popped up to second for the second out and then Lowers lined a shot but right at the second baseman to end the game
• Kiley Majette took the loss despite allowing just two runs on five hits with one walk and seven strikeouts
• The Eagles finished the game with seven runners left on base
• Lowers finished with two of the team's three hits for her 9^th multi-hit game of the year
• Campbell's Megan Richards held the Eagles to three hits, one run while issuing no walks and striking out one to earn the win

Game 2

• Campbell struck in the bottom of the first as Bri Bryant led off the inning with a single followed by a single from Megan Mozingo
• After Abby Perryman popped up to third, Kayla Fredendall doubled to left center to score Bryant for the 1-0 lead
• Eagles came back with three in the second for a two-run advantage
• Romine drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch
• Charlton grounded out for the first out before Ashley Westbrooks singled to center to put runners at the corners
• Ansley Gilreath grounded out to short, but Romine crossed the plate to tie the game
• Madyson Watson hit a ball to right that scored two courtesy of an error by the right fielder as the Eagles led 3-1
• In the top of the fourth, Westbrooks picked up her second hit with a single to left and then Webb stepped in and took the first pitch over the fence in center for her first collegiate homerun as the Eagles led 5-1
• A one-out double by Bryant got things started for Campbell in the fourth as Mozingo followed with a single to score Bryant to make it 5-2
• Perryman doubled to right, scoring Mozingo to make it a two-run game
• Watson got a fly out and pop out to end the threat and keep the Eagles ahead by two runs
• The Winthrop offense kept it going in the fifth with four runs to build a 9-3 lead
• Walker led off the inning getting hit on a 3-1 pitch, but was out at second on a fielder's choice by Lowers
• After Brooke Ellison flied to right for the second out, the Eagles added to their lead
• Romine started it with an RBI double to left center, scoring Lowers from first base
• Kamryn Culp pinch-ran for Romine and scored on a Charlton single to left for a 7-3 lead
• The Camels made a pitching change to Marissa Green, but the Eagles weren't done as Westbrooks doubled to left center, scoring Charlton
• Westbrooks moved to third on a wild pitch, Webb walked and then Westbrooks scored on a wild pitch while Webb moved to second
• Campbell made another pitching change as Lexy Head came in to get Watson to fly out to end the inning
• Three straight singles to start the bottom of the sixth loaded the bases for the Camels
• Hall came through with a single to the catcher but Perryman was thrown out at third on a force out as Fredendall scored
• Wancheck doubled down the right field line, but Romine got the ball into Ellison and her throw home nailed Hall at the plate to keep it a three run lead
• Majette came in and struck out Wheatley to end the inning and the threat
• Majette ended up retiring the final four batters of the game to secure the win and earn the save (the second of her career)
• Westbrooks finished with three hits and three runs in the game while Charlton had two hits with a run and RBI
• Watson earned the win as she tossed four innings allowing three runs on 10 hits with two walks and three strikeouts to improve to 4-2 on the year
• Campbell's Haley Hutchins took the loss as she allowed eight runs (six earned) on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts

 
EXTRA BASES

• Majette surpassed 400 career strikeouts in the start in game one of the doubleheader as she now has 407 as she becomes the 7^th player in program history with 400 strikeouts
• Majette is now just six strikeouts from 6^th all-time and 8^th behind 5^th place
• Eagles scored nine runs in the second game, which was the 5^th game of the year with nine or more runs and the 8^th with six or more runs
• It was the most runs scored against Campbell since a 13-5 win in the 2017 Big South Tournament as the Eagles had totaled just six runs in the previous four meetings that includes the first game of the doubleheader
• Eagles posted their highest run total in a conference regular season game since Mar. 18, 2017 when the equaled the mark in a 9-1 win over Presbyterian College
• Majette is now 2-4 all-time against Campbell and has seven total runs of support in her four losses

 
ON DECK
The two teams wrap-up the weekend series with a single-game on Sunday, Mar. 10 at 1:30 p.m.