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0
USC Upstate UPST 26-19, 12-4 BSC
5
Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 22-26, 8-8 BSC
USC Upstate UPST
26-19, 12-4 BSC
0
Final
5
Winthrop WINTHROP
22-26, 8-8 BSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
USC Upstate UPST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 1 4 0 X 5 3 0

W: Powell, Megan (8-8) L: MANESS, S. (13-9)

10
Winner UPST UPST 27-19, 13-4 BSC
6
Winthrop WINTHROP 22-27, 8-9 BSC
Winner
UPST UPST
27-19, 13-4 BSC
10
Final
6
Winthrop WINTHROP
22-27, 8-9 BSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UPST UPST 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 10 14 1
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 6 8 5

W: DRERUP, Maddie (9-8) L: Powell, Megan (8-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

Eagles Split Doubleheader With Upstate

Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop softball split a double-header with league-leading USC Upstate on Friday as it took game one 5-0 before falling 10-6 in the nightcap.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (22-27, 8-9 Big South) | USC Upstate (27-19, 13-4 Big South) 
WINTHROP LEADERS: Megan Powell (W, CG, SHO, 9IP, 4BB, 9K / 2-6, 2RBI, HBP) | Emma Jackson (2-5, 3R, 2BB, HR, 3RBI) | KaDedra Temple (1-5, 2R, 2BB, HR, 3RBI)
WHAT HAPPENED
Game 1
  • Eagles struck in the bottom of the fourth as Megan Powell singled up the middle to score Paige Rivas from third with two outs
  • In the bottom of the fifth inning the Eagles extended their lead to 5-0
  • Ansley Lee led off with a single to right center and was sacrificed to second by Peyton Rivas
  • Two batters later Paige Rivas hit a high chopper to the left side as Abby Polk fielded it and tried to get Lee at third but the throw was off the mark allowing runners at the corners
  • Ashton VanHouse reached on an error on a grounder to short, allowing Lee to score for a 2-0 lead
  • Emma Jackson stepped in and took the second pitch she saw over the field in left center for a 3-run shot
  • Powell stayed in control in the circle as she allowed just three hits and tossed her second shutout of the season
Game 2
  • After a weather delay of three and a half hours the second game got started at 8 p.m.
  • Spartans jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning as Abigail Pippen and Emily Stern had back-to-back RBI singles
  • Eagles took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third as KaDedra Temple took a 1-1 pitch over the right field fence for a 2-out three-run home run
  • Upstate tied the game in the top of the fourth on an RBI single from Taliyah Thomas
  • In the top of the fifth the Spartans scored two runs on an error to grab a 5-3 advantage
  • Eagles answered right back in the bottom of the fifth as Megan Powell and Reese Basinger came through with RBI singles
  • Upstate took advantage of a couple of mistakes in the sixth to push five runs across and take a 10-5 lead
  • Lee added another run for the Eagles in the seventh with an RBI single to right center
EXTRA BASES
  • The 5-0 win in game one of the doubleheader was the third straight shutout by the Eagles
  • It was the first time the Eagles recorded three consecutive shutouts since 2008 when the team recorded seven straight
  • Paige Rivas had the only steal for the Eagles on the day as she moved into a tie for 3rd all-time with teammate Ashton VanHouse and Diane Sisley with 67
  • Jackson extended her hitting streak in conference play to 14 straight games while Powell pushes hers to 11 straight
ON DECK
These teams will wrap-up the series on Saturday, May 4 with a single game at 2 p.m. There will be a pregame ceremony to recognize the senior class of 2024.
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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