Peyton Darnell Spartan Classic 2022
Braulis Pimentel
Peyton Darnell
0
NC Central NCCU 0-2
7
Winner USC Upstate UPST 1-0
NC Central NCCU
0-2
0
Final
7
USC Upstate UPST
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
NC Central NCCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
USC Upstate UPST 1 0 1 4 1 0 X 7 10 0

W: Kelly, Alyssa (1-0) L: EUBANKS,Ashanti (0-1)

2
Massachusetts UMASS 1-1
10
Winner USC Upstate UPST 2-0
Massachusetts UMASS
1-1
2
Final
10
USC Upstate UPST
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Massachusetts UMASS 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 2
USC Upstate UPST 3 0 2 3 2 10 12 0

W: Houge, Hannah (1-0) L: Bolton, Julianne (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Peyton Darnell and Pitching Staff Lift Softball to Opening Day Sweep of Spartan Classic

Spartanburg, S.C. – USC Upstate softball started its season off with a bang as they closed out the first day of the Spartan Classic winning 7-0 over North Carolina Central and 10-2 over the University of Massachusetts.  
 

Upstate kicked off their game of the 2022 season beating N.C. Central after the Eagles fell 3-2 to the University of Massachusetts. The Spartans started slowly scoring two runs in the first three innings, only to put away four runs in the fourth. One final run in the fifth would finish the Spartans. Alyssa Kelly pitched seven innings, throwing seven strikeouts and gave up three hits.  

Following the win over N.C. Central, Upstate put away the University of Massachusetts in five innings, winning 10-2 to conclude the first day of the Spartan Classic with a 2-0 record. Peyton Darnell scored two home runs to assist Upstate in its win while Hannah Houge pitched five strike outs and surrendered two earned runs.  
 
Game Information 
Score: USC Upstate 7; N.C. Central 0 
Records: USC Upstate (1-0); N.C. Central (0-2) 
Location: Cyrill Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C. 
  
How It Happened 

  • B1: Carolina Jacquay stepped up as the second batter, walking to first followed by stealing second during the next at-bat. Peyton Darnell drove Jacquay home after a single to right field. 

  • B3: Denver Lauer came in as a pinch runner for Summer Johnson after Johnson walked to first. Lauer stole second and advanced to third off a ground ball from Darnell. Lauer scored on a wild pitch with Casey Goguts at bat. 

  • B4: Upstate scored four times in the bottom of the fourth. Sarah Price delivered the first run with a sacrificed fly to scoring Madison Lanoux. Jacquay added another run as she drove home Celeste Delorenzo with a single. The Spartans used their success on base paths to steal another run as Jacquay stole second and Marisa Soterakis came home for the third run of the evening. Darnell collected her second RBI of the game as she singled through the left side bringing home Jacquay.  

  • B5: Domingue led off the inning with a single up the middle forcing a pitching change from the Eagles. Following the pitching change she stole second before coming around the score on a Lanoux single accompanied by a throwing error by N.C. Central. 

Game Information 
Score: USC Upstate 10; University of Massachusetts 2 
Records: USC Upstate (2-0); University of Massachusetts (1-1) 
Location: Cyrill Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.  
  
How It Happened 

  • B1: Lanoux walked ahead of a Domnigue single to put two on for the Spartans. Darnell drove on 0-2 pitch over the left field wall, driving home Lanoux and Domingue to give Upstate an early three run lead.  

  • B3: Goguts doubled to right center to bring home Domingue to score early in the bottom of the third. Following a pitching change from the Minutewomen, Deal sent Goguts home with a sacrificed fly to left field.  

  • T4: UMass got on the board with a double to center field from Jules Shields who advanced to third on a throw and scored on a sacrificed fly from Abby Packard, followed by a home run over left center courtesy of Chloe Whittier 

  • B4: Darnell responded to the Minutewomens' homerun with one of her own sent through center field. Johnson added two more to the the Spartans' lead after scoring her own home run to left field and bringing Goguts home after her double. 

  • B5: With Soterakis on first after a single and Deal on second after a walk, Price ended the game in the fifth inning with a double to left center to earn Upstate its last two runs.  

  
Notable 

  • Peyton Darnell left the pitch today with seven at bats, six runs batted in, five hits, two runs, and two home runs.  

  • The last time someone had a multi-homer was Tiffany Domingue against Furman (4/7/21) and Bella Bertot against South Carolina State University (3/17/21). 

  • USC Upstate only gave up two runs in 12 complete innings, striking out 13 batters against just two free base runners (one walk, one hit-by-pitch). 

  • Upstate's three home runs against UMass were the most in a game since March 17, 2021 against South Carolina State. That game also included a two-homer game by Bella Bertot hitting two home runs. 

  • The Spartan's nine stolen bases against N.C. Central were the most since stealing 10 bases against Radford on April 13, 2019.  

  
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