Buies Creek, NC —  The Winthrop softball team opened up Big South Conference action on the road at Campbell Friday afternoon as it split a doubleheader. The Eagles earned a 4-3 victory before falling 17-3 in the nightcap.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (13-12, 1-1 Big South) | Campbell (8-10, 1-1 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Macy McCall (2-for-6, HR, BB, 4 RBI, 2 SB), Lauren King (2-for-7, R, RBI)

WHAT HAPPENED
Game 1

• Leading off the game Macy McCall put pressure on the defense forcing a fielding error, then stole second base on the first pitch, and moved over to third but was stranded
• Eagles did strike first though as McCall reached from a fielder's choice to get things started
• McCall then stole second and Lauren King singled to center field, scoring McCall for a 1-0 lead as King advanced to second on the throw
• Madyson Watson brought home King on a single to centerfield for the two run advantage
• Campbell answered right back in the bottom half of the third as Bryant led off with a triple followed by a England single and Ware double, tying the game up at 2-2
• Camels grabbed a 3-2 lead when Fredendall was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded
• With one out in the top of the fourth Ashley Westbrooks reached on an error by the third baseman with one out
• Chloe Baker and Bailey Warren draw back-to-back walks to load the bases as McCall came through with a two-run single for the 4-3 lead
• The Eagles held on to the lead in the seventh with a solid defense
• Watson earned her sixth win of the season after allowing three runs on seven hits with three walks and nine strikeouts 

Game 2

• Campbell opened with a four-run first courtesy of a three-run homerun by Cortez for the early lead
• Winthrop cut the deficit in half in the top of the third inning as McCall hit a two-run homerun to right
• Campbell wasn't done as it pushed across seven runs in the bottom of the third for an 11-2 lead as
• Ansley Gilreath hit her 12^th homerun of the season in the fourth with one out to make it an 11-3 game
• In the bottom of the fourth Campbell added six more runs (all six unearned) as Ware had a bases clearing triple to highlight the inning

EXTRA BASES

• McCall extended her streak of reaching base to 25 straight games
• Gilreath hit her 12^th homerun of the season and 32^nd of her career and is now just one behind Chelsea Schoenfeldt for the most all-time by a Winthrop player
• Watson moved into 10^th all alone with 36 career wins

ON DECK
The Eagles will close out the series against Campbell tomorrow at 1 pm.