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0
Winthrop WINTHROP 25-15
3
Winner USC Upstate UPST 29-13
Winthrop WINTHROP
25-15
0
Final
3
USC Upstate UPST
29-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
USC Upstate UPST 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 3 3 1

W: DRERUP, MADDIE (11-5) L: Basinger, Reese (14-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Eagles Fall At USC Upstate Wednesday Afternoon

Spartanburg, S.C. – Winthrop softball battled but dropped a midweek Big South Conference contest 3-0 at USC Upstate, Wednesday afternoon.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (25-15, 7-5 Big South) | USC Upstate (29-13, 5-7 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Sydney Boulware (2.0 IP, H, 3K) | Paige Rivas (1-3, BB) | Macy McCall (1-3, BB)
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Paige Rivas led off the game drawing a walk and was sacrificed to second by KaDedra Temple
  • Macy McCall followed with a walk but both runners were stranded
  • Spartans grabbed the lead in the bottom of the second as Peyton Darnell drew a one out walk to get things started
  • Carson Shaw was hit by a pitch two batters later with two outs and then Sarah Price laid down a bunt that was fielded by Reese Basinger but the throw to first was off the mark as pinch-runner Taliyah Thomas came around to score
  • In the bottom of the third, Gasey Goguts hit a two-run home run to left with one out
  • Winthrop put runners on base in the fourth as Ella McGalliard walked with two outs followed by a single from Chelsea Roberson to left center but Lilly Stump popped up to short to end the threat
  • Peyton Rivas reached on an error to start the fifth and was sacrificed over to second by Olivia Martin
  • Back-to-back ground outs from Paige Rivas and Temple ended the top half of the fifth
  • In the top of the sixth Mackenzie Smith singled to right with one out and was replaced by Ashton Vanhouse at first as a pinch-runner
  • Ashley Wood, who had entered the game earlier as a pinch-runner, stayed in as the designated player
  • Vanhouse stole second on a 2-2 pitch to Wood who eventually walked to put two runners on base
  • But the Eagles were unable to take advantage as Roberson and pinch-hitter Kaylyn Little struck out
  • Peyton Rivas singled on a 1-2 count to start the seventh and two batters later moved to second as Paige Rivas singled
  • Both runners moved over a base on a ground out by Temple
  • McCall stood in and hit a grounder to short as she raced for first and was called out on a close play at first to end the game
EXTRA BASES
  • Despite the loss the Eagles take the series against the Spartans 2-1
  • The Eagles left nine runners on base and finished the series leaving a total of 25 in three games
  • Eagles were shutout for the first time in 15 games dating back to Mar. 15 in a 1-0 loss to Quinnipiac
  • It was just the 5th time the Eagles have been shutout this season
ON DECK
Winthrop will host Presbyterian College in a weekend series Apr. 14-15.  
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