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NCAA SOFTBALL: MAR 23 Binghamton at Winthrop
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Winthrop WINTHROP 15-18, 4-6 BSC
12
Winner Radford RAD 17-20, 7-3 BSC
Winthrop WINTHROP
15-18, 4-6 BSC
11
Final
12
Radford RAD
17-20, 7-3 BSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 1 0 0 3 0 7 0 11 7 3
Radford RAD 0 1 1 0 2 5 3 12 17 2

W: HUFFMAN, K. (9-9) L: Roy, Bella (3-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Ellison Hits Slam, Wallert 3-Run HR But Eagles Fall 12-11 At Radford Friday Evening

RADFORD, VA— Winthrop suffered a 12-11 loss in a walk-off two-run error in the opening game of a series at Radford, Friday evening in Big South Conference softball action.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (15-18, 4-6 Big South) | Radford (17-20, 7-3 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Blake Wallert (1-4, 2R, HR, HBP, 4RBI) | Morgan Lowers (2-3, 2R, BB, RBI) | Brooke Ellison (1-2, R, BB, HBP, HR, 4RBI)
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Eagles struck first as Morgan Lowers got things going with one out
  • Ashley Westbrooks singled to put runners at first and second and then Brooke Ellison walked on a full count to load them up
  • Taylor Charlton stepped up and was hit on the first pitch to score Lowers from third
  • Highlanders tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the second as Maggie Rowe led off the inning with a single and moved to third on a 1-out double from Hunter Mundy
  • Rowe came home on a single through the left side by Ellie Rowe
  • Highlanders took a 2-1 lead in the third as Talia Douglas hit a solo homerun to left center
  • Keleigh Romine reached with two outs to keep the 4th inning alive and then Madyson Watson drew a full count walk
  • Blake Wallert stepped up and hit a three-run homerun to center for a 4-2 lead
  • Radford tied the game at 4-4 with a two-run homerun in the fifth off the bat of Destiny Freeman
  • Tori Walker reached on an error to lead off the sixth and the Eagles took full advantage
  • Romine and Watson were each hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs and then Wallert was hit to put the Eagles back in the lead at 5-4
  • Morgan Lowers put the Eagles up 6-4 with a single through the left side and then two batters later Ansley Gilreath walked for a 7-4 lead
  • Brooke Ellison stepped in and hit a 1-2 pitch over the center field fence for a grand slam and an 11-4 lead
  • Radford fought right back, taking advantage of two errors that led to the first run of the inning
  • The Highlanders scored five runs (three unearned) on five hits in the 6th inning alone
  • Munday led off the bottom of the 7th with a solo homerun to right field
  • The Highlanders won on a two-out fielding error by Ellison that allowed two runs to score
EXTRA BASES
  • This is the second straight meeting in the series that Radford won with a walk-off
  • Eagles scored 10 or more runs in a conference game for the first time this season and for the fourth time overall this year
  • Radford entered the game with the second-best ERA in the league at 3.16 allowing four runs a game but the Eagles put up 11
  • The 12 runs allowed by the Eagles were more than the previous four games combined as Winthrop pitching allowed just six runs over that stretch
  • Wallert extended her hitting streak to seven games while Ellison extended hers to six straight
  • Romine has now reached base in 10 straight games while Wallert and Westbrooks have reached in nine straight
  • The grand slam for Ellison was just her second career homerun
  • Morgan Lowers had two hits in the game and now has 186 in her career
ON DECK
Winthrop and Radford will finish the series on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. The first game will air on ESPN3 with the second game of the twinbill on ESPN+.
 
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