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Mount St. Mary's MOUNT 0-2
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Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 6-3
Mount St. Mary's MOUNT
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Final
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Winthrop WINTHROP
6-3
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Mount St. Mary's MOUNT 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 9 0

W: Powell, Megan (3-1) L: COLEMAN (0-1)

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App State APP 3-4
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Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 7-3
App State APP
3-4
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Final
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Winthrop WINTHROP
7-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
App State APP 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 3 1 0 X 4 6 0

W: Basinger, Reese (4-2) L: Neas (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Eagles Push Win Streak To Five After Wins Over Mount St. Mary's, Appalachian State

Rock Hill, S.C. – The Winthrop softball team completed play at the Winthrop Eagle Classic on Saturday, earning a 3-2 win over Mount St. Mary's and 4-1 over Appalachian State

GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (7-3) | Mount St. Mary's (0-2) | Appalachian State (3-4)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Reese Basinger (CG, W, 5H, R, BB, 5K) | Peyton Rivas (3-6, R, SB) | Ashton VanHouse (3-7, R, 3B, RBI, SB) | Paige Rivas (3-8, 2R, 2SB)
WHAT HAPPENED
vs. Mount St. Mary's
  • In the third inning Elizabeth King drew a lead off walk to get things going for the Mount
  • Avery Dinges followed with a bunt single and King raced around to third on the play
  • After Dinges stole second, Giana Del Giorno reached on a bunt single
  • The Eagles made a pitching change as Megan Powell came in
  • After a walk plated the first run, Zoe Truxon singled to center to score Dinges
  • Powell then settled in and retired the next three batters to end the top half of the third
  • Winthrop pulled within a run in the sixth inning when Ansley Lee belted a leadoff home run
  • Eagles went to the seventh trailing 2-1 as Paige Rivas singled with one out
  • Ashton VanHouse followed with a triple to right, scoring Rivas and tying the game
  • Powell stepped up and ripped a single through the left side to score VanHouse for the walk-off win
  • Powell also got the win in the circle as she tossed five innings of relief allowing just two hits
vs. Appalachian State
  • Both teams had runners in scoring position in the first inning, but came up empty
  • In the top of the fourth, the Mountaineers grabbed the lead thanks to a sacrifice fly by Olivia Cook
  • Winthrop answered in the bottom half of the fourth as Lee reached on an error to lead things off
  • Emma Roberson came in to pinch-run for Lee and immediately stole second and then to third on a passed ball
  • Emma Jackson stepped to the plate and tied the game with a single to left
  • Two batters later, Peyton Rivas singled to left and then moved to second on a passed ball while Jackson came around to score
  • After moved to third on a wild pitch, Peyton Rivas scored on a sacrifice fly by KaDedra Temple for a 3-1 lead
  • Lee made it 4-1 in the fifth inning, scoring Paige Rivas who led off the inning with a single
EXTRA BASES
  • The Eagles won another 1-run game, the fourth 1-run game during their five-game winning streak
  • Lee and Jackson are on four-game hitting streaks while Paige Rivas and Ashton VanHouse have a hit in three straight games
ON DECK
Winthrop is back in action Saturday, Feb. 17 for day two of the Winthrop Eagle Classic and will take on Mount St. Mary's at 3 p.m. and Appalachian State at 5:30 p.m.
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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