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Lonna Addison
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9
Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 25-19
5
Longwood LWU 21-28
Winner
Winthrop WINTHROP
25-19
9
Final
5
Longwood LWU
21-28
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 9 7 2
Longwood LWU 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 3

W: Addison, Lonna (16-6) L: Morgan Strickland (4-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

Five-Run 7th Propels Eagles To Comeback Win

Farmville, Va. – A five-run seventh inning propelled Winthrop softball to a 9-5 victory over Longwood, Friday evening in the series opener of a Big South Conference series.

GAME INFORMATION
RECORD: Winthrop (25-19, 10-3 Big South) | Longwood (21-27, 7-6 Big South)
WINTHROP LEADERS: Peyton Bryden (2-3, 2R, HR, 3RBI) | Tia Beckham (2-4, RBI) | Emma Roberson (1-2, R, 3B, RBI, BB)
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Longwood jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning
  • Brooke Masingale drew a one out walk followed by a single to left by Sophia Knock
  • The Lancers loaded the bases after Maggie Hiatt singled to short
  • Emmy Cardenas got a ground ball to third on the next better and Peyton Bryden threw home to get the force out
  • Bailey Bucholz doubled down the right field line to plate two runs and a third run scored on an errant throw from Rebecca Amos
  • Sophia Piscano singled to center to score Bucholz for the four run advantage
  • Eagles got on the board in the top of the third as Peyton Bryden singled with two outs followed by a walk from Darrah Nickens
  • Tia Beckham stepped in and delivered a single up the middle to score Bryden to trail 4-1
  • Grayson Buckner followed with a single to center to score Nickens as Beckham moved to third and Buckner to second on the play
  • Winthrop made it a one run game in the top of the fifth inning as Nickens and Beckham started things off with back-to-back singles
  • Buckner sacrificed the runners to second and third to put two in scoring position
  • Annelisa Winebarger followed with a walk to load the bases as Carli Pearson stepped up and hit a fly ball to left, scoring pinch-runner Ali Bunch on a sacrifice fly to trail 4-3
  • Longwood loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth, but Lonna Addison struck out the final batter to keep the Eagles within a run
  • Emma Roberson led off the top of the sixth with a triple down the right field line
  • Nickens stepped up with two outs and put the ball in play that scored on a fielding error by the shortstop to tie the game at 4-4
  • In the top of the seventh, Buckner drew a leadoff walk and two batters later Pearson walked to put two on
  • Tabitha Perry laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners over and on the play an errant throw allowed Buckner to race home for a 5-4 lead
  • Roberson followed by laying down a bunt that scored Pearson for a 6-4 lead
  • After Amos walked to put runners at first and second with two outs, Peyton Bryden stood in and delivered a three-run home run to center to lead 9-4
  • Longwood added a run in the bottom of the seventh but Addison closed the door with a foul and strikeout to end the game
EXTRA BASES
  • Bryden now has a four-game hitting streak
  • This was the first win at Longwood since Apr. 21, 2018
  • Eagles have now won six straight versus the Lancers
  • Bryden's single in the third inning was the 100th of her career
  • Addison tossed five innings of relief allowing one run on two hits to earn her 16th win of the season
ON DECK
Winthrop and Longwood finish up the series on Saturday, Apr. 18 with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
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