Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop softball is set to host three midweek contests as it will take on Gardner-Webb Tuesday in Big South Conference action and then step out of conference to host a doubleheader with South Carolina State on Wednesday. 
 
WINTHROP vs. GARDNER-WEBB
WHERE: Rock Hill, S.C. | Terry Field
WHEN: Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021 | 4 p.m. (single-game)
RECORDS: Winthrop (22-22, 9-8 Big South) / Gardner-Webb (5-23, 4-13 Big South)
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
FOLLOW: @Winthropsoftbal
 
WINTHROP vs. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
WHERE: Rock Hill, S.C. | Terry Field
WHEN: Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021 | 2 p.m. (doubleheader)
RECORDS: Winthrop (22-22, 9-8 Big South) / South Carolina State (4-20, 3-10 MEAC)
LIVE STATS: Game 1 / Game 2
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ (Game 1 / Game 2)
FOLLOW: @Winthropsoftbal
 
 
SERIES HISTORY WITH GARDNER-WEBB

• Winthrop and Gardner-Webb meet for the 50^th time and the third time this season
• The Eagles and Runnin' Bulldogs split the doubleheader earlier this season
• Eagles lead the all-time series 31-18

SERIES HISTORY WITH SOUTH CAROLINA STATE

• Winthrop and South Carolina State have met 23 times as the Eagles lead the all-time series 22-1
• This is the first time the two teams have squared off since 2007

 
GLANCE AT THE EAGLES

• Coming off a series win over USC Upstate and held the league's top scoring offense to eight runs in three games (Upstate also has the league's top team batting average)
• Have now won five of the last six games home games
• In the last six home games the Eagles have a team ERA of 1.19 and have struck out 26 with four walks in 47 innings
• Madyson Watson leads the Big South in strikeouts, is second in wins, 4^th in fewest walks allowed per game, 7^th in ERA, and 7^th in opposing batting average
• Watson held USC Upstate to 3 runs in 19 innings pitched with 12 strikeouts and one walk (Upstate averaged a run more than any other league team entering the series at 5.6 per game)
• Aisha Weixlmann ranks 10^th in ERA, tied for 5^th in wins, 6^th in strikeouts and fourth in innings pitched
• Weixlmann tossed back-to-back shutouts in league action last weekend and was named the Big South Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday (Apr. 12)
• Macy McCall and Ansley Gilreath rank 4^th and 5^th in the Big South respectively in bating average
• McCall has a team-best .364 average followed by Gilreath at .362
• McCall leads the Big South in on-base percentage (.497), runs scored (38), walks (30), and stolen bases (37)
• McCall is four stolen bases away from breaking into the Big South Conference single-season Top 10 (record is 56)
• Gilreath leads the league in homeruns, slugging percentage, RBI and total bases
• Taylor Charlton homered for the sixth time in 14 games over the weekend vs. USC Upstate
• Charlton is batting .351 with 10 runs, six homeruns, 15 RBI and an on-base percentage of .457 in the last 14 games
• Her stretch of six homers in 14 games has moved her into second in the league with 10 homeruns on the season

HEAD COACH WINDY THEES

• Head coach Windy Thees is in her third season at Winthrop and in her 17^th season as head coach of a collegiate softball program
• Spent five seasons at Georgia State & College compiling a 163-92 record followed by six years at Memphis (172-151) and three seasons at Ole Miss (69-94)
• In her 17 seasons she's compiled an overall record of 468-395 and a record of 305-303 at the helm of a D1 program
• Led Ole Miss to five wins over nationally-ranked opponents that included a 2-0 victory at #1 Florida in 2014
• In 2003 she led Georgia State & College to a runner-up finish in the Division II National Championship
• Thees was a four-year starter at Florida State as both a catcher and second baseman

RECORD BOOK WATCH

• Westbrooks now has 130 career RBI, which is tied for 4^th on the all-time list
• She needs 15 to become the all-time leader in RBI at Winthrop
• Gilreath now has 116 career RBI and is all alone in 8^th all-time
• Gilreath moved into 2^nd on the all-time homerun list with 32 while Westbrooks is now all alone in 5^th  with 24
• With 71 career walks, Gilreath is 5^th all-time while Westbrooks has 63 career walks and is 8^th all-time
• Westbrooks is 9^th on the all-time hit list with 198 (2 back of 8^th and 13 from 5^th)
• Westbrooks is also moving up the ranks in doubles with 39 in her career, which is 8^th
• Watson broke into the program's Top 10 for career wins and reached 300 career strikeouts in the win over Furman
• She then became the 8^th play in program history to reach 400 career strikeouts
• Watson is now 7^th all-time in strikeouts with 430

SEASON HONORS
Taylor Charlton – Big South Conference Player of the Week (Apr. 5)
Ansley Gilreath – Big South Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 15, Mar. 8)
Madyson Watson – Big South Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 22) / Big South Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 1)
Aisha Weixlmann – Big South Conference Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 12)
 
ON DECK
Following the midweek games, the Eagles won't be back in action until Tuesday, Apr. 27 at 2 p.m. when they host Coastal Carolina in a doubleheader.

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