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NCAA SOFTBALL: Feb 13 Winthrop at North Florida
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7
Winner Ball State BSU 2-4
5
Winthrop WINTHROP 1-9
Winner
Ball State BSU
2-4
7
Final
5
Winthrop WINTHROP
1-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ball State BSU 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 7 10 1
Winthrop WINTHROP 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 9 4

W: EUBANK, Emma (1-0) L: Boulware, Sydney (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Battles Ball State In 7-5 Loss Sunday Afternoon

Rock Hill, S.C. — Winthrop suffered a 7-5 loss to Ball State Sunday afternoon in the final game of the Winthrop Eagle Invitational.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (1-9) | (Ball State 2-4)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Paige Rivas (2-3, RBI) | Isabella Clark (2-3, R, 2RBI, BB) | Ashton Vanhouse (2-4, SB)
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Ball State scored in the top of the first with two outs as the inning was kept alive by a fielding error
  • The two base runners moved to second and third on a wild pitch and then the lead runner scored on a passed ball
  • Macy McCall led off the bottom of the first with a single as Paige Rivas beat out a slow roller to short to put two on with no outs
  • Lauren King walked to load the bases and two batters Lauren Daniels scored McCall from third on a sac fly to left
  • Courtney Cygan walked to load the bases again but Sydney Boulware struck out swinging on a 2-2 count
  • Ball State jumped back in the lead 2-1 in the second when Armendariz hit a solo shot to center with two away
  • In the bottom of the second Isabella Clark led off with a double-double down the right field line followed by a single by Ashton Vanhouse to put runners at the corners
  • The Eagles stranded both as the next three batters struck out
  • In the Top of the 3rd, the Cardinals added four more runs as Amaia Daniel and Trinity Eckerty provided two-run singles
  • Trailing 7-1 heading into the sixth, the Eagles tried to battle back
  • Lauren Hutcherson got it started drawing a leadoff walk and then Clark walked to put two on
  • Vanhouse advanced the runners on a ground out to the pitcher
  • McCall followed with a ground out to second but scoring Hutcherson to make it 7-2
  • Rivas followed with a single to left field to score Clark
  • Then King singled up the middle as Rivas rounded third for home and despite a short throw from the center, the second baseman Daniel scooped the throw cleanly and turned to make a perfect throw home to get Rivas at the plate for the third out
  • Pinch-hitter Mackenzie Smith drew a leadoff walk to start the seventh
  • Daniels walked to put two on and then a passed ball moved Smith to third and Daniels to second
  • Two batters later, Clark came through with a single down the right field line to score both to cut the deficit to 7-5
EXTRA BASES
  • McCall has 70 stolen bases in her career and is closing in on 100 career runs with (94)
  • McCall also moved into a tied for 3rd on the Winthrop all-time stolen base list, now trailing the all-time leader by 17 (Charlene Smith, 71)
  • King has now reached safely in seven straight games while McCall has a streak of six straight
  • Winthrop finished the game 5-for-7 leading off an inning
ON DECK
Winthrop is back on the road as it heads to St. George, Utah for the Dixie State Tournament, opening up play on Friday, Feb. 25 at 2:30 p.m. against Weber State.
For everything Winthrop softball visit www.winthropeagles.com or follow us on social media @Winthropsoftbal, winthropsoftball (Instagram) or www.facebook.com/Winthrop-Softball.
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