SB Team
Ryan Frye
0
Longwood LWU 7-15
2
Winner USC Upstate UPST 20-2
Longwood LWU
7-15
0
Final
2
USC Upstate UPST
20-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Longwood LWU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
USC Upstate UPST 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 6 0

W: Houge, Hannah (12-1) L: BACKSTROM, Sydney (6-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

A Base Hit by Bertot, a Home Run from Darnell and No Runs Surrendered from Houge Help the Spartans Win the Three-Game Series Against Longwood

Spartanburg, S.C. – USC Upstate softball split the first of a two-day series with Longwood University, falling 7-1 in the first game but coming back to win 5-3 in the second game.   

Upstate took a one run lead early as Bella Bertot started her first game as catcher and recorder her first RBI this season. The Spartans and Lancers traded hits and strikeout for the next four innings until a Peyton Darnell took her third plate appearance of the game to hit a home run through left center.  

Hannah Houge pitched 7.0 innings, surrendering seven hits and no runs, while recording nine strikeouts.  Houge threw nine strikeouts compared to Lancer's lead pitcher, Sydney Backstrom who threw seven on the day.  

Sarah Price and Peyton Darnell led the Spartans in game three with one run each as well as recording one hit each along with Bella Bertot and Denver Lauer, and Mady Lanoux who recorded two. As a team, the Spartans maintained a 1.00 fielding percentage and a .261 batting average.   

Immediately following the win, the Spartans joined head coach Chris Hawkins at center field to recognize his massive accomplishment recorded last Sunday against FIU. Coach Hawkins was presented with an engraved home plate to commemorate his 1000th career win as a head coach while some of the most influential players, friends, and staff of Hawkin's career congratulated him. The win on Sunday was just one of coach Hawkins many career highlights through his 29 seasons as a head coach for the Spartans. 

Hawkins 1000th Celebration


 

Game Three           
Score: USC Upstate 2; Longwood 0      
Records: USC Upstate (20-2); Longwood (7-15)          
Location: Cyrill Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.           
           
How It Happened           

  • B1: With her first at-bat of the game, Bella Bertot hit a single to second base, advancing Peyton Darnell to second, Madison Lanoux to third, and sending Sarah Price home.  

  • B6: As Upstate led the game 1-0 for five innings, Peyton Darnell stepped up to hit her eighth home run of the season and extend the Spartans lead to two runs.  

      
Notable           

  • This was Hannah Houge's sixth win while surrendering no runs (vs. Towson 2/12/22, vs. NKU 2/18/22, vs. Canisius 2/20/22 & 2/21/22, vs. Bethune-Cookman 3/5/22) 

  • 12 of the 19 Spartans with plate appearances have recorded at least one RBI 

  • Marisa Soterakis was hit by pitch twice during the three-game series and leads the team with nine total 

  • Upstate tied its season high in caught stealing with one against Longwood. This is the third time the Spartans have caught an opponent stealing (vs. Towson 2/13/22 and vs. Bethune-Cookman 3/5/22) 

            
UP NEXT
Upstate is set to take on South Carolina State in a double-header on Tues. March 15th, at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

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