Darnell celebration @ Wings Etc.
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Drexel DRX 0-6
6
Winner USC Upstate UPST 8-0
Drexel DRX
0-6
5
Final
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USC Upstate UPST
8-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Drexel DRX 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 6 2
USC Upstate UPST 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 10 2

W: Kelly, Alyssa (4-0) L: Schable, Jessica (0-4)

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Iona ION 0-2
10
Winner USC Upstate UPST 9-0
Iona ION
0-2
0
Final
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USC Upstate UPST
9-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Iona ION 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
USC Upstate UPST 4 0 0 6 X 10 12 0

W: Kelly, Alyssa (6-0) L: Zazzaro, Kara (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Wings Etc. Classic Starts Off With Back-to-Back Wins for USC Upstate Softball

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – USC Upstate softball started the Wings Etc. Classic with wins over Drexel (6-5) and Iona (10-0) on Friday at Cyrill Stadium. Upstate advances its record to 9-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Wings Etc. Classic.  

The Spartans started the day battling the Dragons of Drexel University. Upstate took a two run lead in the first inning as Tiffany Domingue and Sarah Price came home off a Peyton Darnell single and an error by the Dragons. Denver Lauer extended the Spartans' lead to three runs in the bottom of the second off an error by the Drexel catcher. Drexel was able to get on the board in the top of the third but Upstate responded with a home run from Summer Johnson. The sixth inning brought one more run for each team with Upstates' run coming from Casey Goguts in the form of a home run over left field. Drexel hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the seventh as well as a single to make the game 5-5. Alanna Deal secured the win for the Spartans with a double to left center that brought home Price and finished the game 6-5.  

Game two looked a little different as the Spartans started the game with four runs in the first inning. Domingue started the scoring as she came home off an error by the Gaels' catcher and was followed by Price who scored off a wild pitch. Pinch runners Caroline Jacquay and Aime Johnson came home to close out the inning with a 4-0 lead for Upstate. The two teams went scoreless for the next two innings. n the bottom of the fourth, Price was able to get Upstate's offense going again with a single that brought home Alanna Deal. With Lanoux and Price on bases, Domingue sent a home run over left field to tally another three runs for Upstate and make the game 8-0. Summer Johnson and Peyton Darnell concluded Upstate's scoring in the bottom of the fourth to finish the game 10-0 in favor of the hosting Spartans.  

Maddie Drerup started in the circle against Drexel and had three strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Alyssa Kelly went in to relieve Drerup against Drexel and walked away with one strikeout and her fourth win of the season. Kelly started in the circle for the Spartans in game two against Iona, where she surrendered no runs and was relieved by Olivia Hall who pitched the remaining 1.0 innings and kept a clean sheet for an 11-0 Spartan win.  
 
 
Game One                 
Score: USC Upstate 6; Drexel 5 
Records: USC Upstate (8-0, 0-0 Big South); Drexel (0-6; 0-0 CAA) 

Location: Cyrill Softball Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.         

Game Two: 

Score: USC Upstate 10; Iona 0    

Records: USC Upstate (9-0, 0-0 Big South); Iona (0-2; 0-0 MAAC) 

Location: Cyrill Softball Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.   

Top Performers:  

Price: 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 RBI, 1 Double, 4 stolen bases (1.000 AVG, 1.000 on base, 1.167 slugging) 

Lauer: 1 run, 3 hits, 3 RBI, 1 stolen base (.500 AVG, .500 on base, .500 slugging) 

Domingue: 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 Double, 2 stolen bases (.600 AVG, .667 on base, 1.400 slugging) 

 
                
Notable                

  • Sarah Price had a season-high four stolen bases and a season-high three hits today against Drexel. Price also had a season-high six assists against Iona.  

  • Summer Johnson hit her first home run of the season against Drexel.  

  • Tiffany Domingue hit her fourth home run of the season against Iona.  

  • Casey Goguts hit her second home run of the season against Drexel.  

  • Alanna Deal is currently riding an eight-game hitting streak while Peyton Darnell is riding a six-game hitting streak.   

  • Deal and Casey Goguts are also currently on an eight-game reached base streak.   

Up Next for the Spartans 

Upstate will continue the Wings Etc. Classic tomorrow with games against Queens (3:00 p.m.) and Drexel (5:00 p.m.).  

      
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