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11
Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 9-7
3
Wofford WOFFORD 10-14
Winner
Winthrop WINTHROP
9-7
11
Final
3
Wofford WOFFORD
10-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 5 0 2 1 0 3 11 16 2
Wofford WOFFORD 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 5

W: Basinger, Reese (7-7) L: Stephenson (2-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Season-High 17 Hits Lead Eagles To Road Win At Wofford

Spartanburg, S.C.. – Winthrop softball pounded out a season-high in hits and runs on its way to an 11-3 victory at Wofford, Wednesday evening.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (10-14) | Wofford College (9-7)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Reese Basinger (W, CG, 2ER, BB, 2K / 3-4, R, 2B, 2RBI) | Grayson Buckner (3-5, 2R, RBI, SB) | Paige Rivas (2-4, 2R, RBI, BB, SB) | KaDedra Temple (2-3, R, 2RBI, BB)
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Eagles jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first
  • Paige Rivas drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on an Ashton VanHouse single to right
  • Megan Powell hit a ball to right field that moved VanHouse to second and Rivas came around to score on the play
  • With two outs and the bases loaded, Peyton Bryden grounded to short but the ball was misplayed and all of the runners were safe for a 2-0 lead
  • KaDedra Temple followed with a single to right, scoring Grayson Buckner
  • Reese Basinger hit a two-run single to score Bryden and Ansley Lee for the five run lead
  • Wofford got a run back in the bottom of the first as Bergan Needles reached on an error with one out and then pinch-hitter Megan Towery reached on an error as Needles came around to score on the play
  • Eagles added two more runs in the top of the third as Mackenzie Smith led off with a single
  • After being sacrificed to second by Bryden, Temple doubled to right to plate Smith for a 7-1 lead
  • After Basinger singled to the pitcher to put runners at the corners, Paige Rivas came through with an RBI single to left to lead 7-1
  • In the top of the fourth, Buckner singled up the middle to lead off and then moved to second on a single to left center by Lee
  • Buckner stole third to put runners at the corners and then scored on a single to left by Smith
  • Terriers added two runs in the bottom of the fifth to make it a five-run game as Olivia Lenzen and Kaytlin Greenwood provided RBI singles
  • Eagles added three more runs in the sixth and Basinger held Wofford in check in the bottom half of the inning to end the game in six innings
EXTRA BASES
  • Winthrop had a season-high in runs (11) and hits (17)
  • Ashton VanHouse, Buckner and Basinger all had their first three-hit games of the season
  • Eagles had six different players with multiple hits and eight different players scored a run
  • The 17 hits were the most in a game since the Eagles had 21 at Radford on Apr. 6, 2019 in the first game of a doubleheader
  • Smith extended her hitting streak to four games, the top current streak on the team
ON DECK
Winthrop hits the road to open Big South Conference action as it will take on Presbyterian College Mar. 15-16.
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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