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NCAA SOFTBALL: Feb 19 Bowling Green vs Winthrop
Jeff Sochko
6
Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 17-18
0
N.C. Central NCCU 4-21
Winner
Winthrop WINTHROP
17-18
6
Final
0
N.C. Central NCCU
4-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 7 0
N.C. Central NCCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

W: Watson, Madyson (10-8) L: BARR,J. (0-4)

5
Winthrop WINTHROP 17-19
6
Winner N.C. Central NCCU 5-21
Winthrop WINTHROP
17-19
5
Final
6
N.C. Central NCCU
5-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 9 2
N.C. Central NCCU 1 0 5 0 0 0 X 6 9 0

W: CAMPBELL,C. (3-4) L: Cyzick, Makayla (2-3) S: HURLEY,K. (2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Eagles Split Doubleheader At North Carolina Central Thursday Afternoon

Cary, N.C. —  Winthrop softball split a doubleheader at North Carolina Central Thursday afternoon with a  6-0 win in the first game before dropping a seesaw battle in the nightcap.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORDS: Winthrop (16-19, 3-7 Big South) | NC Central (7-14, 3-1 MEAC)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Ashley Westbrooks (3-for-8, 3 RBI, 2B, 2R) | Ansley Gilreath (4-for-8, 3 RBI, 2B, R)

WHAT HAPPENED
Game 1
  • Eagles got an early jump on NCCU when Ashley Westbrooks hit a two-out single and came across on an Ansley Gilreath single through the left side as the left fielder stumbled with the ball
  • The two out rally continued after Madyson Watson drew a walk and Taylor Charlton singled up the middle to plate Gilreath, extending the lead to 2-0
  • Starting off hot, Watson had six strikeouts through the first three innings
  • Macy McCall drove a 3-1 pitch up the middle for a single and stole second base for her 29th of the season with one out in the second
  • The threat ended when McCall was caught stealing third
  • In the top of the fourth Lauren King and Kaitlyn Tucker reach base after back-to-back throwing errors from NCCU's shortstop
  • Ashton Vanhouse filled the bases on a walk, but shortstop Maegan Garrison redeemed herself making the last two plays to get the outs with no runs scoring
  • Of the six batters that came up to bat for Winthrop in the fourth, all the balls in play went to the shortstop
  • For her second hit of the day, Ansley Gilreath singled to center field in the top of the fifth on a full count and Reema Patel replaced her on base
  • With two outs Taylor Charltonhit a ball to the shortstop, as she was charging the ball Patel was ruled out for interference to end the inning
  • Eagles took advantage of some free bases in the sixth after Tucker walked, Macy McCall
  • Ashley Westbrooks came up and cleared the bases on a double to left field extending the lead to 5-0
  • had a dominant showing with five scoreless innings allowing just two hits and striking out 11 before giving way to Aisha Weixlmann for the final two innings
  • Weixlmann allowed just one hit in two innings, walked two and struck out three
  • Leading off in the top of the seventh, Watson singled up the middle and was replaced by pinch-runner Ashley Wood
  • Wood scored on a dropped fly ball in center field hit by Taylor Charlton for a 6-0 lead
Game 2
  • continued to swing a hot bat as she doubled to right center to score Warren for a 1-0 lead in the first
  •  followed up with a single to put runners at the corners but that was all the Eagles would get
  • Quick to respond in the bottom of the first, NCCU scored on as Joirea Dumas scored on a Winthrop throwing error to even the score 1-1
  • Wasting no time to start the second, King doubled to right field to lead off the inning
  • Ashton Vanhouse hit a grounder to short and the throw came home to get King at the plate to keep the game tied
  • Tucker plated on a groundout to the first baseman by McCall
  • Eagles production continued as Westbrooks singled through the left side and scored on a triple from Charlton in deep center field for a 3-1 lead
  • Top of the line-up for NCCU Hailey Batista doubled to lead off the third inning
  • Dumas singled through the left side to score Batista and make it a one-run game at 3-2
  • NCCU went on to score four more for a 6-3 lead
  • Eagles struck back immediately in the top of the fourth with two runs
  • beat out an infield single and then stole second and third base to get things going
  • Vanhouse was thrown out at home trying to score on a grounder by McCall to first base
  • With a 1-0 count Warren singled through the right side and then a Westbrooks deep fly out to center allowed McCall to move to third
  • Eagles closed the gap as McCall and Warren came home on an outfield single from Gilreath her fourth hit of the day
 
EXTRA BASES
  • McCall extended her streak of reaching base to 35 straight games before the streak came to an end in the second game
  • Westbrooks now has the team's longest current streak of reaching base at eight games
  • Head coach Windy Thees earned her 300th NCAA DI victory and now has 463 wins all-time
  • Westbrooks moved into 5th all-time in career RBI at Winthrop with 128 and now needs 17 to become the program's all-time leader
  • Watson had 11 strikeouts in her game one victory, which is the third time she's had 11 or more strikeouts in a game this season
  • Watson has now had nine or more strikeouts in an appearance nine times this season
ON DECK
Winthrop will be at home this weekend with a doubleheader on Saturday against Presbyterian College at 1 p.m. The series will conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m. with a single-game.
 
 
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