Maddie Drerup vs. Winthrop
Maddie Drerup
0
Winthrop WINTHROP 25-15
3
Winner USC Upstate UPST 29-13
Winthrop WINTHROP
25-15
0
Final
3
USC Upstate UPST
29-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
USC Upstate UPST 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 3 3 1

W: Drerup, Maddie (11-5) L: BASINGER, Reese (14-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Three Runs in Game Three of the Series Snap Three-Game Losing Streak as Upstate Beats Winthrop in the Final Game of the Series

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - USC Upstate softball added another tally in the win column after a few difficult games as the Wednesday night final game against Winthrop finished with a 3-0 shutout win for the Spartans. Upstate's overall record to 29-13 while improving its Big South record to 5-7. 

Maddie Drerup made her 18th game start of the season in the circle for the Spartans and got the final game of the series started with no runs surrendered in the first inning. An error by the Eagle's provided a scoring opportunity that pinch runner Taliyah Thomas took advantage of and gave Upstate its first run of the day. Casey Goguts kept the Spartan's scoring going as she smashed one over the scoreboard in left field to bring Denver Lauer home and give Upstate a three-run lead. Both Upstate and Winthrop finished the remainder of the game scoreless, giving Upstate its 29th win of the season. Drerup advanced her record to 11-4 after having four strikeouts in 7.0 innings pitched with no runs surrendered.  

 
Game Three    

Score: USC Upstate 3; Winthrop 0   

Records: USC Upstate (29-13, 5-7 Big South) vs. Winthrop (25-15, 7-5 Big South)   

Location: Cyrill Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.    

How it Happened  

B2: Sarah Price reached first off a throwing error from the Eagle's pitcher, which not only advanced Carson Shaw to third, but also sent pinch runner Taliyah Thomas running home. 

B3: After hitting a single to the short stop and following the hit with a stolen base, Denver Lauer was able to cruise home off a homerun over left field from Casey Goguts.  

Notable:   

  • Casey Goguts' two-RBI homerun in the third inning was her eighth homerun of the season. Goguts (8) is just behind Tiffany Domingue (9) for homeruns. 

  • Goguts is also now tied with Domingue for total bases (79). 

  • Goguts has now had five multi-RBI games this season. 

  • Denver Lauer's stolen base in the third inning was her 29th stolen base of the season. Lauer leads the team with her 29 stolen bases with Taliyah Thomas just behind her with 17. 

  • Lauer had a stolen base in two of the three games Upstate played against Winthrop. 

  • With the win today, Maddie Drerup advances her record to 11-4 and now has 4 solo shutouts on the year.  

Up Next for the Spartans  

Upstate gets back on the bus to start yet another road stint starting with Radford on Friday and Saturday before focusing on Georgia mid-week and Gardner-Webb next weekend. 
 

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