SB Team 22
Kendra Toman
5
Winner Longwood LWU 33-23
0
USC Upstate UPST 48-10
Winner
Longwood LWU
33-23
5
Final
0
USC Upstate UPST
48-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Longwood LWU 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 5 11 0
USC Upstate UPST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2

W: BACKSTROM, Sydney (22-12) L: Kelly, Alyssa (17-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Upstate Softball Concludes 2022 Season as it Falls Against Longwood in Big South Championship Elimination Game

FARMVILLE, Va. – USC Upstate softball concluded its 29th season under head coach Chris Hawkins on Friday afternoon after falling 5-0 in the fourth elimination in the Big South Softball Championship. The Spartans had a historic season setting a new program high for wins in a single season (48) as well as earning their first Big South Regular Season Championship, Big South Player of the Year, and Big South Coach of the Year while chasing their first Big South Conference Championship.  

Upstate went toe to toe with Longwood for the first two innings. Alyssa Kelly started in the circle for Upstate after closing out the game with Campbell on Thursday night. Longwood posted two runs in the top of the third and were held at two by the Upstate defense through the fourth inning after Adison Yoder relieved Kelly. Yoder threw 1.2 innings in an attempt to keep the Lancers at bay. Longwood would put two more on the board in the top of the fifth which brought Hannah Houge to the circle. Houge threw the remaining 2.2 innings of the game where she surrendered one run and three strikeouts.  
     
Game One                      
Score: USC Upstate 0; Longwood 5            
Records: USC Upstate (48-10, 21-6 Big South); Longwood (33-23, 21-6 Big South)                    
Location: Lancer Field | Farmville, Va.                     
                     
How It Happened       

  • T3: Kayley Devivi hit a double to center field giving Lauren Fox enough time to run home.  

  • T3: Divivi scored shortly after off a Sydney Jacobsen single.  

  • T5: Divivi hit a home run over center field to make the game 3-0 in favor of Longwood.  

  • T5: Sydney Guess hit a double to left center sending home Sydney Jacobsen.  

  • T6: Lauren Fox grounded out to Hannah Houge while Lauren Taylor came home.  

Notable                     

  • With her work today, Summer Johnson extended her hitting streak and reached base streak to 10 games.   

  • Johnson earned her spot in Upstate softball history as she tied the third place all-time record for hits (67) set back in 2019 by Brittany Case. 

  • Peyton Darnell finished the season tied with Shellie Robinson (2015) for the second place all-time record for RBI in a season (62). 

  • Hannah Houge finished the season pitching over 200 innings (208.0) and reaching almost 300 strikeouts (292). 

  • Houge tied the third all time record for complete games in a season (27) set back in 2011 by Morgan Childers 

  • Casey Goguts tied the all-time record for doubles (16) set back in 2011 by Janna Lewis and Katie Zauner. 

  • Sarah Price finished the season with a new second place all-time record for stolen bases in a season after going 37-40. 

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