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Winthrop WINTHROP 18-16
8
Winner Queens (N.C.) QUEENS 10-17
Winthrop WINTHROP
18-16
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Final
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Queens (N.C.) QUEENS
10-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2
Queens (N.C.) QUEENS 0 0 2 2 0 4 X 8 9 1

W: KLUCK, A (7-7) L: Hannon, Kaylee (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Drops Midweek Contest At Queens Tuesday Night

Charlotte, N.C. – Winthrop softball dropped its midweek matchup 8-5 to Queens Tuesday evening after a four-run sixth inning comeback by the Royals.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (18-16) | Queens (10-17)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Tia Beckham (1-3, R, HR, 2RBI) | Darrah Nickens (1-4, R,  2RBI)
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Winthrop had a strong start in the top of the first, with Rebecca Amos and Peyton Bryden both singling to left field
  • With Darrah Nickens reaching on a fielder's choice, Amos was able to earn the first run of the game
  • The second inning was also dominant for the Eagles, with four runs scored
  • Tabitha Perry singled to start off the inning, and Bryden reached on a throwing error to plate Perry
  • Nickens then doubled down the right field line, plating Bryden to increase the lead 3-0
  • Tia Beckham hit a two-run home run to make it a 5-0 game
  • Emmy Cardenas left Queens with no hits or runs in the first two innings before exiting her start
  • Queens got on the board in the bottom of the third after a single from Sage Farmer scored Kami Diaz
  • A double from Olivia Thornton then scored Farmer, cutting into the Eagles' lead 5-2
  • A fielding error in left field allowed Lilia Alpuché to reach third base and score Shayna Suttles and Lindsay Henson, making it a one-run game
  • Queens took the lead in the bottom of the sixth after a pair of singles, a wild pitch, and a walk, bringing the score 8-5
  • Winthrop was unable to score in the seventh despite a couple of well hit balls
EXTRA BASES
  • Bryden's single in the first extended her streak of reaching base safely to 10 games
  • The single was also the 90th hit of her career
  • Beckham hit her 17th career home run and sits 13th on Winthrop's all-time list
  • She also became the 23rd player in program history to reach 70 career RBI as an Eagle
  • She has now hit a two-run home run in back-to-back games
  • Nickens extended her streak of reaching base safely to eight games
ON DECK
Winthrop remains on the road as it gets back to Big South Conference action Mar. 27-28 when it heads toward the coastline to take on Charleston Southern in a three-game series in N. Charleston, S.C. The series begins on Friday, Mar. 27 at 5 p.m. and will conclude with a doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 28 with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
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