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NCAA SOFTBALL: APR 20 Gardner-Webb at Winthrop
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4
NCAT NCAT 9-12, 0-2 BSC
7
Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 8-14, 2-0 BSC
NCAT NCAT
9-12, 0-2 BSC
4
Final
7
Winthrop WINTHROP
8-14, 2-0 BSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
NCAT NCAT 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 5 1
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 3 0 3 1 X 7 7 2

W: Basinger, Reese (3-4) L: BARKHIMER, J (5-2)

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NCAT NCAT 9-13, 0-3 BSC
10
Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 9-14, 3-0 BSC
NCAT NCAT
9-13, 0-3 BSC
2
Final
10
Winthrop WINTHROP
9-14, 3-0 BSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
NCAT NCAT 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1
Winthrop WINTHROP 4 0 1 4 1 10 10 0

W: Roy, Bella (3-5) L: TRESVIK, I. (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Eagles Take Doubleheader From N.C. A&T, Sweep Series To Start League Play

Rock Hill, S.C. — Winthrop completed a Big South Conference opening sweep of North Carolina A&T after claiming both games of the doubleheader Sunday afternoon on Terry Field. Winthrop took the first game 7-4 and the nightcap 10-2 in five innings.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (9-14, 3-0 Big South) | North Carolina A&T (9-13, 0-3 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Lauren Hutchers (4-for-6, 3R, 2B, 3RBI, 2BB, SB) | Bailey Warren (3-for-6, 3R, HR, RBI, BB, 2HBP, 4SB) | Macy McCall (2-for-6, 2r, 2B, 3RBI, 2BB, SB) | Reese Basinger (CG, W, 5H, 4R, ER, BB, 8K)
WHAT HAPPENED
Game 1
  • Winthrop struck first in the bottom of the third, pushing three runs across
  • It started with a leadoff double by Kaitlyn Tucker as she hustled to second on a hit to centerfield
  • Ashton Vanhouse then laid down a bunt single as Tucker moved to third but scored when the third baseman's throw to first was late and off the mark
  • Vanhouse then stole second and came home on an RBI double to left center by Macy McCall
  • McCall made it 3-0 in favor of the Eagles when she scored on a passed ball
  • Eagles headed into the 5th inning with a 3-1 lead as they scored three more for a five run advantage
  • Lauren Hutcherson and Lauren King drew back-to-back walks to start off the inning
  • Two batters later Vianna Rodriguez was hit by a pitch to load the bases
  • Tucker stepped in and ripped a shot to left, scoring Hutcherson
  • Two batters later, McCall singled up the middle, scoring two runs for the 6-1 lead
  • Aggies scored three in the top of the sixth, but in the bottom half Bailey Warren led off with a shot down the left field line for a three-run cushion
  • Reese Basinger tossed a complete game to earn the win in the circle as she allowed four runs (one earned) on five hits with a walk and career-high eight strikeouts
Game 2
  • Eagles continued to pour it on offensively as they jumped on the Aggies with four runs in the bottom of the first
  • With one away, Paige Rivas singled to third base, stole second and moved to third on a passed ball
  • Warren followed with a walk and then stole second to put two runners in scoring position
  • Hutcherson stepped in and singled to center, scoring Rivas
  • King then stood in and doubled down the left field line for a 3-0 lead
  • Rodriguez made it 4-0 on a sacrifice fly to left
  • Bottom of the third Eagles used some speed to add to their lead as Courtney Cygan pinch-ran for Hutcherson after a leadoff walk
  • Cygan stole second, then stole third and in the attempt forced a quick throw that got past third base and into left field as she raced home for the run
  • Aggies scored two in the top of the fourth on RBI singles from J. Bennett and K. Taylor
  • Winthrop responded immediately in the bottom of the fourth with another four run inning
  • Rivas and Hutcherson provided RBI singles while Mackenzie Smith had an RBI grounded and Ella McGalliard drew a pinch-hit walk with the bases loaded for a 9-2 lead
  • In bottom of the fifth Rivas led off with an infield single and stole second to get into scoring position
  • Warren singled to put runners at the corners and then stole second
  • Hutcherson stepped in and doubled to left to score Rivas and end the game on the run rule
EXTRA BASES
  • The Eagles finished with 14 stolen bases on the day, 11 of which came in the 10-2 win in five innings
  • Winthrop had eight different players on the day steal at least one base
  • Winthrop has won five of its last six Big South conference series dating back to last season
  • Have now won four straight and seven of the last eight games
  • Eagles scored 10 or more runs in two of the three games in the series, the first time since 2019 in a series at Radford they scored 10 or more in two games of a conference series
  • The hitting streak for Rivas came to an end at 10 straight, but she has now extended her streak of reaching base to 12 in a row
  • Warren owns the top current hit streak on the team with five straight
  • This is the first 3-0 start to conference play since the Eagles opened 3-0 in 2017
ON DECK
Eagles step away from conference play with a mid-week contest at nationally-ranked Clemson with a single-game on Wednesday, Mar. 16 at 6 p.m. in Clemson, S.C.
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