Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop softball heads to UNC Greensboro for a midweek doubleheader Wednesday afternoon.
GAME INFORMATION
WHERE: Greensboro, N.C. |
UNCG Softball Stadium
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 14, 3:00/5:00 p.m.
LIVE STATS: Game 1 / Game 2
LIVE VIDEO: Game 1 / Game 2
FOLLOW: @Winthropsoftbal
GLANCE AT THE EAGLES
- Opened the season with a round robin with North Carolina and North Carolina A&T at home
- The Eagles dropped two games against the Tar Heels and earned two wins against the Aggies
- Senior Paige Rivas led the Eagles in batting over the weekend, going 7-for-14 with five runs (scored in all four games)
- Paige Rivas now has a five-game hitting streak dating back to 2023
- The Eagle stole 13 bases on the weekend (13-for-14) and were led by Paige Rivas with four while Ashton VanHouse had three
- VanHouse batted .333 and led the team with two RBI
- Junior Reese Basinger turned in two solid outings in the circle, allowing 1 earned run on 11 hits with two walks and 14 strikeouts in 12.2 innings
- This is the 51st season in the history of the Winthrop softball program
- On Saturday, Feb. 10 the Eagles defeated North Carolina A&T 2-1 on a walk-off in the 3000th game in program history
- This will mark the 3,001st and 3,002nd games in program history and the Eagles hold an all-time record of 1,2022 and 1,076
- Captured 1,200th victory in program history on Feb. 18 in a 7-2 victory over North Carolina A&T at Terry Field
LOOKING BACK AT 2022
- Eagles finished one game outside of the Top 4 in the league standings
- Lost the last nine games of the season, but still finished with a winning record at 26-24
- Return a lot of experience with nine field players that were either regular starters or saw significant playing time throughout the season
- The team's leading batter from last season returns in Paige Rivas, who led with a .329 average
- Paige Rivas also led the team in stolen bases with 15, on-base percentage (.435) and walks with 26
- KaDedra Temple was second on the team with 20 RBI last season and tied with Paige Rivas for second on the team with 25 runs
- Temple also led the team in doubles and home runs
- In the circle the Eagles return 2023 First Team All-Big South selection Reese Basinger, who turned in one of the best seasons in program history
- Basinger set career-highs with 15 wins, an ERA of 1.97 and had 212 strikeouts
- She was the first Eagle with 200-plus strikeouts since Shahna Ashard had 216 in 2005
- Basinger tossed a perfect game on Mar. 25 in a 6-0 win over S.C. State
- Ashton VanHouse who was third on the team in stolen bases with 11 and Temple was fourth with 10
HEAD COACH KENDALL FULLER
- Kendall Fuller is in her second stint with the Eagles
- She joined the Winthrop staff as an assistant coach in 2013, was promoted to Associate head coach in the fall of 2014 and with three games remaining in the 2015 season was promoted to Co-Head Coach with Mark Cooke
- Fuller remained Co-Head Coach for the 2016 and 2017 seasons
- In July of 2020 she was named the head softball coach at Lees-McRae and in three seasons compiled a 65-68 overall record
- Led the team to a 32-18 mark in 2023, setting the program record for victories in a single-season
- That season they had a runner-up finish in the Conference Carolinas regular season
- For the team's success in 2023, Fuller was named the Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year
- In her two-plus seasons as Co-Head Coach of the Eagles, Fuller is 45-78 (110-146 career record)
RECORD BOOK WATCH
- Reese Basinger
- Has 342 career strikeouts in two seasons, which ranks 9th all-time in program history
- Trails 8th place by 71 strikeouts
- Has a career ERA of 2.21, which ranks 7th all-time in program history (335.1 innings pitched)
- Paige Rivas
- In two seasons with the Eagles she's stolen 44 bases, which ranks 10th all-time
- She is one away from 9th, two away from 8th and five away from 7th
- In her career she has 51 stolen bases
- Has 111 hits as an Eagle and ranks 47th on the all-time hit list
- Ashton VanHouse
- Has 51 career stolen bases, which ranks tied for 4th on the all-time list (16 behind 3rd place and 20 behind 2nd)
UP NEXT
Winthrop returns home to host the Winthrop Eagle Classic Feb. 16-18, as the Eagles open play on Friday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. vs. Binghamton followed by a 5:30 p.m. matchup with Le Moyne.
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