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17-21
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27-10
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
South Carolina SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 1

W: A. Vawter (11-5) L: Basinger, Reese (9-10)

Game Recap: Softball |

Eagles Drop Hard Fought Battle In Extra Innings At #22 South Carolina

Columbia, S.C. – Winthrop fell 2-1 in 11 innings at #22 South Carolina, Wednesday evening in non-conference softball action.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (17-21, 5-4 Big South) | South Carolina (27-10, 3-6 SEC) 
WINTHROP LEADERS: Megan Powell (6.2 IP, 4H, R, ER, 4BB, 8K) | Reese Basinger (1-5, RBI, 2B) | Ashton VanHouse (1-5, R)
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Gamecocks threatened in the bottom of the second as Zoe Laneaux doubled to center with two outs
  • Karley Shelton followed with a walk and then a Brooke Blankenship single up the middle loaded the bases
  • But Megan Powell struck out Jen Cummings to end the inning
  • In the top of the fourth, Ashton VanHouse led off with a single to short
  • Reese Basinger followed with a double to right center as VanHouse raced around to score for an early 1-0 lead
  • Emma Jackson walked to put two runners on and force a pitching change
  • After back-to-back outs Ansley Lee reached on a fielding error to load the bases but the Eagles were unable to tack on any more runs
  • In the bottom of the sixth, the Gamecocks got a one out double from Kianna Jones
  • Jones then moved to third on a foul out in first base foul territory
  • Powell once again stayed strong in the circle as she struck out Marissa Gonzalez to end the threat
  • In the bottom of the seventh with one out, Laneaux fouled off four straight pitches before taking a 3-2 count over the fence in left center to tie the game at 1-1
  • Lee led off the 10th inning with a single to center
  • Three batters later, Paige Rivas singled through the hole at short to put runners at first and second but were unable to push any runs across
  • Gamecocks got a two-out single from Gonzalez in the bottom of the 11th and then she stole second
  • Denver Bryant stepped in and doubled to left to score the winning run
EXTRA BASES
  • This was the longest game the Eagles have played since going 12 innings on Apr. 16, 2021 in a 2-1 win over USC Upstate
  • Eagles finished with one run on five hits with six left on base while South Carolina had the two runs on six hits with seven left on base
  • Basinger's RBI double extended her hitting streak to seven games
  • Jackson's walk extended her streak of reaching base to nine straight
ON DECK
Winthrop will be off until Wednesday, Apr. 10 when it hosts Wofford College in a midweek contest at 6 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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