Miami, Fla—  Winthrop softball earned a doubleheader split against Florida Atlantic with a 5-4 wins and 9-1 loss on day two of the Feldburg's Invitational.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (2-2) | Florida Atlantic (1-3)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Ansley Gilreath (3-for-4, HR, RBI, BB) | Macy McCall (3-for-6, R, 2 SB, BB) | Weixlmann (Win, 6.2 IP, no walks, 7K)

WHAT HAPPENED
Game 1

• Eagles scored first as Ansley Gilreath hammered a shot to left center to lead off the second inning
• Two batters later Lauren King walked and then stole second to get into scoring position
• Vianna Rodriguez and Chloe Baker drew back-to-back walks to load the bases
• Freshman Bailey Warren came through with a single to left that scored King
• FAU was fortunate to get out of the inning without allowing more as Ashley Westbrooks grounded into a double play to end the threat
• The Owls split the Winthrop lead in half in the bottom of the second as Sommer Baker came through with a two-out RBI single to right
• Two innings later the Eagles stretched their lead to 5-2 as King led off the fourth with a single up the middle
• Rodriquez drew another walk to put runners at first and second as FAU decided to change pitchers
• Winthrop continued its success offensively as Baker singled through the right side to load the bases
• Warren was plunked with the bases loaded, scoring King for a 3-1 lead
• With two outs, Macy McCall grounded out to first but an error on the play allowed Warren and Baker to score for a 5-1 lead
• FAU got one back in the sixth on an RBI single by Gretchen Ebert
• In the bottom of the seventh the Owls nearly rallied as Riley Ennis delivered a two-out, two-runsingle through the hole at first but Madyson Watson came in to close the door
• Aisha Weixlmann got the win in the circle after tossing 6.2 innings allowing four runs on 12 hits with no walks and seven strikeouts

WHAT HAPPENED
Game 2

• Owls struck first in the second thanks run scored on a wild pitch and an RBI groundout from Zoey Jones
• FAU doubled its lead in the third as Ennis doubled with one out and scored on a throwing error on a bunt single by Kaitlyn Cunningham followed by an RBI single by Maya Amm
• Ebert led off the fourth with a double and scored on a triple by Bailey Story for a 5-0 lead
• Winthrop got runners on in each of the first two innings but hit into a double plays
• McCall led off the seventh with a single and then moved to second when Taylor Charlton walked
• Charlton moved to second on a throwing error and McCall came around to score for the only run of the game

EXTRA BASES

• Gilreath moved into a tie for 4^th all-time at Winthrop with 23 career homeruns after homering for the third straight game (game one of the DH)
• It's the first time an Eagle has homered in three straight games since Westbrooks did so Mar. 15-16 with three straight against Binghamton
• The last time the Eagles as a team had at least one homerun in the first three games of the season was 2013
• The win on Saturday gives head coach Windy Thees 448 career wins as she approaches the 450 win mark
• Eagles have now won five of the last seven games decided by two or fewer runs and are 6-3 in the last nine one-run games

ON DECK
Winthrop will wrap-up play at the Feldburg's Invitational on Sunday against FIU at 10:30 a.m.