Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop softball is set for a midweek doubleheader at North Carolina Central on Apr. 8 and will then dive back into Big South Conference competition on the weekend with a three-game series against Presbyterian College Apr. 10-11.
 
Winthrop was supposed to play a single-game against North Carolina A&T on Tuesday, Apr. 6 but that was postponed do an undetermined date down the road.
 
WINTHROP at NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
WHERE: Durham, N.C. | Thomas Brooks Park
WHEN: Thursday, Apr. 8, 1 p.m. (doubleheader)
RECORDS: Winthrop (16-18, 4-7 Big South) / North Carolina Central (4-20, 3-1 MEAC)
LIVE STATS: Game 1 / Game 2
LIVE VIDEO: none
FOLLOW: @Winthropsoftbal
 
WINTHROP vs. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
WHERE: Rock Hill, S.C. | Terry Field
WHEN: Saturday, Apr. 10, 2021, 1 p.m. (doubleheader) | Sunday, Apr. 11, 1 p.m.
RECORDS: Winthrop (16-18, 4-7 Big South) / Presbyterian College (9-9, 3-6 Big South)
LIVE STATS: Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3
LIVE VIDEO: none
FOLLOW: @Winthropsoftbal
 
SERIES HISTORY WITH NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

• Winthrop and North Carolina Central have met just one time
• The only meeting happened Feb. 25, 2017 in Rock Hill as the Eagles won 9-1

SERIES HISTORY WITH PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE

• Winthrop and Presbyterian College have met 36 times
• Eagles have won four straight meetings and lead the all-time series 23-13
• Winthrop has won the last three series and 8-of-9 in that span

GLANCE AT THE EAGLES

• Eagles ended a four-game skid last weekend and captured their first conference series taking 2-of-3 at Charleston Southern
• Lead the Big South in runs scored, hits, RBI, homeruns, total bases, walks, walks per game and rank second in on-base percentage
• Winthrop has the third best scoring offense in the league at 4.26 runs per game
• Macy McCall (.388) and Ansley Gilreath (.370) are third and fourth in the league for batting average
• McCall has reached base in all 34 games and leads the conference in runs, on-base percentage and stolen bases
• McCall's 34-game streak of reaching base is second in program history for a single-season
• Gilreath leads the league in homeruns, slugging percentage, and total bases
• Taylor Charlton had a big weekend at Charleston Southern going 4-for-6 with three runs, two homeruns, four RBI, three walks, a 1.667 slugging percentage and .778 on-base percentage
• For her efforts, Charlton was named the Big South Conference Player of the Week
• Madyson Watson is second in the league in total wins (9), leads the league in strikeouts (140) and second in strikeouts per game (8.65)
• Her strikeouts per game are more than any other pitcher in the league with 50 or more innings pitched (Watson has tossed 113.1 innings)
• Watson has thrown 12 complete games on the year, second-most in the league
• Aisha Weixlmann is tied for 4^th in the league in wins and 5^th in strikeouts

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 462-391 and a record of 299-299 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 125 career RBI, which is 6^th on the all-time list and one back from 5^th place
• She needs 20 to become the all-time leader in RBI at Winthrop
• Gilreath now has 111 career RBI and is now 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 after her homerun on Tuesday
• With 67 career walks, Gilreath is tied for 5^th all-time
• Westbrooks has 60 career walks and is now 8^th all-time
• Westbrooks is 12^th on the all-time hit list with 192 and four hits away from cracking the Top 10
• Westbrooks is also moving up the ranks in doubles with 38 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
• Watson is now 8^th all-time in strikeouts and became the 10^th player in program history to record 300 strikeouts in a career
• Over the weekend she became the 8^th play in program history to reach 400 career strikeouts and now has 401
• Her 401 career strikeouts put her 7^th all-time (12 away from 6^th)

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)
 
UP NEXT
Following the midweek games, Winthrop will return to Big South Conference action this weekend as it hosts Presbyterian College in a three-game series starting with a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 10. 
 
SPECTATOR POLICY
Admission is free for the 2020-21 season and spectators are allowed to attend games. All patrons that enter the facility must wear a mask the entire time in accordance with Winthrop University policies and procedures. We also ask that fans adhere to the university social distancing guidelines in the stands. NO spectators are allowed to enter the field of play at ANY time and there is no standing at the net between the dugout and the stands of the home or visiting dugout. When the contest has concluded we ask that all fans exit the facility immediately.

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