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Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 6-5
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North Carolina A&T NCAT 1-6
Winner
Winthrop WINTHROP
6-5
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Final
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North Carolina A&T NCAT
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 11 10 0
North Carolina A&T NCAT 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 7 3

W: Weixlmann, Aisha (2-1) L: KIRBY,Bayleigh (0-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Seven-Run First Propels Eagles To 11-5 Win At N.C. A&T Wednesday Afternoon

Greensboro, N.C.—  Behind a seven-run first inning, the Winthrop softball team earned an 11-5 road win at North Carolina A&T, Wednesday afternoon in non-conference midweek action.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (6-5) | North Carolina A&T (1-6)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Sabrina Shroades (3-for-4, 3R, 2RBI, HBP) | Ansley Gilreath (2-for-3, R, 2RBI, 2BB) | Tori Walker (1-for-2, 2R, RBI, 2B, 2HBP)

WHAT HAPPENED
  • Tori Walker began the game getting hit on the third pitch to start things off for the Eagles
  • Sabrina Shroades and Ashley Westbrooks followed with back-to-back singles to load the bases
  • Ansley Gilreath stepped up and singled down the left field line scoring Walker and Shroades
  • Gilreath and Westbrooks moved over to second and third on a wild pitch and then both scored on a fielding error by the shortstop off the bat of Lauren King
  • Aisha Weixlmann walked on four straight pitches and then Ellie Marks walked with the bases loaded to make it 5-0
  • The Eagles went through the order as Walker came back to the plate with the bases loaded and was hit for a second time, scoring King
  • Shroades got her second hit of the inning with an RBI single to center for a 7-0 lead
  • Winthrop added two more runs in the third inning as it loaded the bases with one out
  • After Walker popped up to short to start the inning, Shroades was hit by a pitch followed by back-to-back walks from Westbrooks and Gilreath to load the bases
  • Madyson Watson's sacrifice fly to center scored Shroades and then Logan Webb singled to center for a 9-0 advantage
  • With two outs in the fourth, Walker doubled to center and then scored on a Shroades single through the left side
  • Shroades later scored on a fielding error for an 11-0 lead
  • The Aggies scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run single from D. Parker
  • Then in the fifth the Aggies added three more runs highlighted by a two-run triple to right from T. Cole
  • Weixlmann earned the win in the circle tossing 5.0 innings allowing one hit, walking one and striking out five
EXTRA BASES
  • Eagles have now won four of their last five games
  • Walker stretched her streak of reaching base to 11 games while Westbrooks and Taylor Charlton have the next best streak at five consecutive games
  • In the game the Eagles were 5-for-12 with runners in scoring position (.417 average)
  • The Eagles pushed across 11 runs in the game with just one extra base hit
  • The two teams combined for 17 hits and only two of them were for extra bases
  • Winthrop scored a season-high 11 runs and also left a season-high 11 runners on base
  • Shroades had a career-high two RBI and three runs scored while tying her career-best of three hits
  • Gilreath finished with her team-best fourth multi-hit game
ON DECK
Winthrop gets back on the field Friday, Feb. 21 when it heads to Charlotte, N.C. to take on Delaware State at 2 p.m. on the first day of the Green & White Classic hosted by the Charlotte 49ers.
 
 
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