Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop softball earned a doubleheader split with Presbyterian College on its final day of the regular season Saturday afternoon. The Eagles took game one with a 3-2 win before falling 4-3 in the nightcap.
GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (27-21, 10-8 Big South) | Presbyterian College (21-26, 4-11 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Megan Powell (W, CG, 3H, 0ER, 2BB, 4K / 3-7, R, RBI) |
Tia Beckham (1-4, R, HR, 3RBI, BB, HBP) |
Grayson Buckner (2-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB)
WHAT HAPPENED
Game 1
- Blue Hose took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first as they loaded the bases and scored both runs off a throw home that was off target for the force out
- In the bottom of the second Tia Beckham and Lonna Addison were hit by a pitch to start things off and then both moved into scoring position on a wild pitch but were unable to take advantage
- Eagles tied the game in the bottom of the third as Grayson Buckner drew a leadoff walk and Emma Jackson followed with a home run to left field
- In the bottom of the seventh, Emma Roberson led off with a single to center
- Buckner laid down a sacrifice bunt as Roberson raced to third on the play sliding in ahead of the tag
- Two batters later Megan Powell delivered a walk-off single to right as Roberson crossed the plate for the win
- Powell allowed just one base runner over the final four innings as she earned her 13th win in the circle
Game 2
- PC had the first scoring threat of the game in the top of the third inning as Emma Yanes led off by getting hit by a pitch
- After being sacrificed to second the Blue Hose got back-to-back singles by Gracie DeCuir and Baxleigh Arnette to load the bases
- Lonna Addison got a grounder to third as Peyton Bryden threw home for the force out and then Addison struck out Kasey Wolfe to end the threat
- In the bottom of the third, Annelisa Winebarger led off with a single to left
- Carli Pearson followed with a shot down the line for a double
- On the play, Winebarger tried to score on the play but was thrown out
- Pearson tried to sneak over to third after the play at the plate but was thrown out to end the threat
- Eagles broke through first, as Beckham hit a three-run home run to center field in the bottom of the fourth inning
- Blue Hose got one back in the sixth as Kasey Wolfe led off with a home run to left center
- In the top of the seventh the Blue Hose pushed three runs across to take the lead, 4-3
- The big hit came with two outs as Kendall Owens singled to center with the bases loaded to plate the tying and go-ahead run
- Eagles threatened to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh as Buckner singled up the middle followed by a single by Winebarger to center to put runners at the corners
- Winthrop was unable to bring in Buckner AS PC's Peyton Duncan struck out the next three batters
- Lonna Addison had a solid outing as she tossed six innings allowing one run on five hits with n walks and strikeout but did not factor into the decision
EXTRA BASES
- Powell hit safely in both games on the day and has now reached base in five straight
- Eagles hit a home run in each game and have homered in five straight games as they now have 46 on the year
- The 46 home runs are one shy of tying sixth all-time for a single-season
- Beckham's home run gave her 10 on the year as she's tied with teammate Katie Beck and three others for the 6th most in program history for a single-season
- For the second time in program history the Eagles have two players in the same season with 10 or more home runs
- The only other year was 2021 as Ansley Gilreath hit 13 and Taylor Charlton had 12
ON DECK
Eagles await their fate for the Big South Conference Tournament as other series around the league wrap up Sunday.
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