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Winthrop WINTHROP 16-20, 4-4 BSC
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Winner Radford RADFORD 17-15, 2-3 BSC
Winthrop WINTHROP
16-20, 4-4 BSC
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Final
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Radford RADFORD
17-15, 2-3 BSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 1
Radford RADFORD 2 0 0 1 3 1 X 7 8 1

W: GREENE, C. (5-1) L: Powell, Megan (6-7) S: COOPER, M. (2)

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Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 17-20, 5-4 BSC
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Radford RADFORD 17-16, 2-4 BSC
Winner
Winthrop WINTHROP
17-20, 5-4 BSC
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Final
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Radford RADFORD
17-16, 2-4 BSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 3 3 1 0 0 0 4 11 10 2
Radford RADFORD 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 10 16 1

W: Smith, Mackenzie (2-2) L: COOPER, M. (5-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Powell's Grand Slam Lifts Eagles To Series Victory At Radford

Radford, Va. – Winthrop split a doubleheader at Radford Saturday afternoon to claim the Big South Conference series, 2-1. The Eagles dropped game one 7-3 before capping off the day with a thrilling 11-10 victory thanks to a seventh-inning grand slam by Megan Powell.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (17-20, 5-4 Big South) | Radford (17-16, 2-4 Big South) 
WINTHROP LEADERS: Megan Powell (3-7, 2R, 2HR, 5RBI) | Reese Basinger (4-8, R, 3RBI) | Ashton VanHouse (2-6, 3R, 2BB, 2SB) | KaDedra Temple (2-7, 2R, HR, 3RBI)
WHAT HAPPENED
Game 1
  • Highlanders jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first as K. Shedrick hit a two-run shot to center
  • Eagles got one back in the top of the fourth as Ashton VanHouse singled to center to lead off and then stole second
  • Two batters later Reese Basinger singled up the middle to score VanHouse
  • Radford reestablished a two-run lead (3-1) when Rachel Smith hit a solo home run to lead off the bottom half of the fourth
  • Highlanders scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to extend their lead to 6-1
  • Megan Powell led off the top of the seventh with a single up the middle and was replaced at first by pinch-runner Ashley Wood
  • Ansley Lee was hit by a pitch to put two runners on with no outs as she was replaced by pinch-runner Lily Stump
  • Kaylyn Little was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Grayson Buckner came through with a single up the middle to score one run and trail 7-2
  • Emma Jackson drew a two-out walk to plate pinch-runner Olivia Martin to make it 7-3 in favor of Radford
Game 2
  • Eagles carried the momentum from the seventh inning of game one into the first inning of game two
  • Paige Rivas reached on an error to lead off the game and stole second
  • VanHouse followed with a walk to two on with no outs
  • After back-to-back outs, Temple stepped in and delivered a home run down the left field line for a 3-0 lead
  • In the bottom of the second, the Eagles added three more runs as Lee got things started as she was hit by a pitch to lead off
  • After being sacrificed to second by Peyton Bryden, Buckner singled to put runners at the corners
  • With two outs, VanHouse walked to load the bases and Jackson followed with a walk to score the first run
  • Basinger stepped up and singled to center, scoring both Paige Rivas and VanHouse for a 6-0 lead
  • Highlanders responded in the bottom of the second with back-to-back singles to start off
  • Natalie Jones hit a fly ball to shallow right as Temple ran out to make the catch and Smith tagged at third to score on the play
  • That was all Basinger allowed in the inning as she recorded back-to-back foul outs to end the threat
  • Powell led off the third inning with her second home run of the season, a shot over the center field fence
  • Radford manufactured a run in the bottom of the third as Lexie Roberts singled to lead off and then stole second
  • Abby Wilson reached on an error and then stole second to put two runners in scoring position
  • Kari Shedrick grounded out to first as Roberts came across the plate to make it a five-run lead for the Eagles
  • But for the second straight inning, Basinger settled down and retired the next two batters to end the threat, this time with back-to-back strikeouts
  • Back-to-back two-out doubles in the fifth inning made it a three-run game as the Eagles led 7-4
  • Radford made it a two-run game in the sixth as Jones led off with a home run to right
  • That home run sparked a six-run inning as the Highlanders took the lead, 10-7
  • Jackson led off the seventh with a single to left followed by a single from Basinger
  • Temple singled up the middle to load the bases with no outs
  • Powell stepped up and took a 2-2 pitch over the fence in left for a grand slam to put the Eagles back on top 11-10
EXTRA BASES
  • Eagles posted 10 or more runs for the 3rd time this season and 3rd time in the last 14 games
  • Winthrop had 11 hits, the fourth game with 10 or more hits this season
  • In the second game of the doubleheader the Eagles hit a season-high three home runs
  • Temple's streak of reaching base came to an end in game one, but she responded right back with a three-run home run in the first inning of game two
  • Jackson extended her streak of reaching base to eight straight
  • Basinger had two hits in each game and is now riding a six-game hitting streak
  • In the three game series the Eagles had 11 stolen bases
ON DECK
Eagles step away from league play for as they head to Columbia, S.C. to take on nationally-ranked South Carolina in a single-game on Wednesday, Apr. 3 at 6 p.m.
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