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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, Â 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
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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