MID-WEEK MATCH UP
March 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Carolina University
March 1| 4:00 p.m. | Western Carolina University
Live Stats: upstatespartans.com
Overview:
USC Upstate looks to continue its exceptional start to the 2023 season after reaching 13 consecutive wins with six wins coming from the Wings Etc. Classic this past weekend. Upstate leads the overall series 26-3 against Western Carolina with a 15-0 win streak at Cyrill Stadium. In the 2022 season, the Spartans had back-to-back wins over WCU in April with 3-1 finish the first game and a 9-1 six inning finish in the second. Upstate's 9-1 victory earned Alyssa Kelly her 13th win of the 2022 season and got Sarah Price to 27 stolen bases.
Players to Watch:
USC Upstate: Sarah Price played an essential role in Upstate's scoring this past week as she went 12-23 with seven runs, six RBI, and two doubles. Price also went 6-6 on stolen bases including a season high four against Drexel. Kelly started four of Upstate's seven contests last weekend and saw action in six of the seven contests. Through her six games played, Kelly pitched a combined 26.2 innings and had a total of 18 strikeouts with only three runs surrendered and an ERA of 0.26. Not only did Kelly reach her eighth win of the season but she also helped Upstate finish its third home tournament undefeated and remain the only undefeated Division I softball team in the nation. After her efforts last week, Kelly was named the Big South Pitcher of the Week which is her first Big South honor and the first Pitcher of the Week honor of the season for Upstate.
Western Carolina University: The Catamounts most recently competed in the Panther Invitational at GSU where they fell two games to the University of Northern Iowa (9-0, 7-1), and one game to Georgia State (5-4) as well as split their contests with Tennessee State with a 3-0 loss and a 7-5 win. After the first nine games of the season, the Catamounts are led by Bailey Huneycutt with four runs, nine hits, two doubles, one home run, seven RBI, and 14 total bases. Brooklynn Brewington also helps WCU's offense with eight runs, nine hits, and nine total bases.
UP NEXT FOR THE SPARTANS
The Spartans will finish the week down in Florida to play its first road games of the season against Northern Illinois, Kansas, Army, South Florida and Rhode Island in the USF Tournament.
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