Rock Hill, SC — Winthrop softball took the nightcap 10-1 to earn a doubleheader split Friday evening in its first home action for the season. Eagles dropped the first game 2-0 as the Falcons scored both runs in extra innings.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (4-4) | Bowling Green (4-2)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Ansley Gilreath (3-for-6, R, 1 RBI) | Kaitlyn Tucker (2-for-6, R, 2 RBI)
WHAT HAPPENED

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Game 1

• Madyson Watson came out strong, starting the first inning with two strike outs, followed by another three in the second inning
• With one way in the bottom of the fourth, Ansley Gilreath took an outside pitch and drove it to right field to get the first hit for the Eagles
• Bottom of the fifth, Watson continued to dominate in the circle surpassing her career high tallying 10 strikeouts
• Bottom of the seventh with one out, Taylor Charlton gave the Eagles some hope doubling to left field but was stranded
• The Falcons turned things on in the eighth when Greta L'Esperance led off with a single through the left side, followed by a double to left center by Madi McCoy that plated the first run of the game
• Reagan Willimason singled up the middle scoring McCoy for a 2-0 lead
• Watson took the loss in the circle, but finished the game with a career-high 14 strikeouts
• Watson and Bowling Green's Payton Gottshall combined for 30 strikeouts as each tossed a complete game

Game 2

• The Falcons took the first lead of the game with one run in the top of the first inning
• Eagles answered back loading the bases when Macy McCall had a leadoff walk, followed by a hit by pitch and another walk
• Ashley Westbrook stood in and got hit by a pitch to tie the game at 1-1
• Freshman Kaitlyn Tucker stepped up to the plate and singled down the left field line to score Watson and Lauren King for a 3-1 advantage
• McCall for the second time led off with a walk to start the second inning and showed off some speed advancing to second on a wild pitch and stealing third base
• After King and Charlton drew walks to load the bases, Ansley Gilreath came through with a single through the right side to score a run. An error by the right fielder allows another run to cross the plate making the score 5-1
• Weixlmann continued to hold the Falcons in check and the Eagles showed good defense behind her
• The Eagles added a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth, starting with a Gilreath single
• Madyson Watson sent one deep to center field for her first homerun of the season and a 7-1 lead
• Eagles finished it off in the fifth when Tucker singled, Weixlmann was hit by a pitch, and McCall reached base for her third time
• Lauren King came through with a bases clearing double down the right field line for a 10-1, ending the game in the fifth inning

EXTRA BASES

• The last time the Eagles put up 10 runs in a five inning game for the first time since Feb. 21, 2020 when they beat N.C. A&T 17-0
• Gilreath is now closing in on 90 career RBI (86) after she had an RBI in the second game
• Gilreath also extended her hitting streak to eight games while McCall extended her streak of reaching base to eight games
• Watson hit her ninth career homerun and after her career-best strikeout performance is nine away from 300 in her career
• In the win over Bowling Green, head coach Windy Thees captured her 450th career victory

 
ON DECK
Winthrop is back in action on Terry Field Sunday morning as they take on Furman at 12 p.m.