SB Team versus Presbyterian
4
Winner USC Upstate UPST 20-15
2
Presbyterian PC 14-27
Winner
USC Upstate UPST
20-15
4
Final
2
Presbyterian PC
14-27
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
USC Upstate UPST 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 0
Presbyterian PC 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 0

W: Maness, Sierra (12-6) L: Jenna Greene (7-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans Begin Business Trip to Clinton with 4-2 Win Over Presbyterian Ahead of Saturday Double Header

CLINTON, S.C. – USC Upstate softball continued its winning ways, as the Spartans downed the Presbyterian Blue Hose 4-2 on Friday night, in game one of the three-game Big South series.  

After a scoreless first inning for both the teams, USC Upstate got on the board in the top of the second courtesy of Cassie Norris. Norris sent a single down the right field lines that allowed Abigail Pippen to reach home from second base. The Blue Hose responded with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning to make the game tied at one-run apiece. Both teams had a quiet third inning on offense, but it would be Upstate that once again was able to get momentum on offense. Celeste Delorenzo capitalized on stepping up to bat with the bases loaded and dinged a single up the left field line that not only advanced Alanna Deal to second but also sent Cassie Norris and Amie Johnson running for home, giving Upstate a one-run lead. Deal followed close behind Norris and Johnson, as she made her way across home plate thanks to a single to right center by Taliyah Thomas. With time running out for the hosting Blue Hose, Presbyterian was able to get one more run on the board as a double provided enough time for the Blue Hose to reach home safely. Upstate refused to let Presbyterian tie the game and came up big defensively to finish the seventh inning and walk away with the 4-2 win.  

Sierra Maness made her 19th start of the season in game one of the series against the Blue Hose. Game one saw Maness throw nine strikeouts in her 7.0 innings pitched for not only her 12th win of the season, but also her 14th complete game thrown. Maness is riding an impressive seven-game win streak and helped the Spartans extend their win streak to five games, four of which have been against Big South competitors. 

  

Game Information 
Score: USC Upstate 4; Presbyterian College 2 
Records: USC Upstate (20-15; 8-2 Big South) vs. Presbyterian College (14-27; 4-6 Big South)  
Location: PC Softball Complex | Clinton, S.C.    
 
How It Happened 

  • T2: Upstate got on the board first at Cassie Norris sent a single down the right field line to advance Abigail Pippen home from second base (1-0). 

  • B2: The Blue Hose responded with one run scored in the bottom of the second inning as Owen scored off Grice's double to right center (1-1).  

  • T4: With the bases loaded, Celeste Delorenzo sent one up the left field line and safely reached first while advancing Alanna Deal to second and sending both Cassie Norris and Amie Johnson home for the lead (3-1). 

  • T4: Deal was sent running home shortly after off Taliyah Thomas single to right center (4-1).  

  • B7: With one away, the Blue Hose were able to stack one more run in the bottom of the seventh as a double from Tucker scored Goodrum (4-2).  

Notable 

  • Celeste Delorenzo extends her reached base streak to 15, tying the longest reached base streak far this season set by Abigail Pippen.  

  • Delorenzo also had her seventh multi-RBI game of the season with the two she recorded against Presbyterian. 

  • Amie Johnson extends her hitting streak to five which currently leads the team. 

  • Amie Johnson has successfully stolen at least one base in each of Upstate's last six games while Taliyah Thomas has successfully stolen at least one base in each of Upstate's last four games. 

Up Next for the Spartans  

Following the completion of the series against Presbyterian, Upstate will get ready to take on No. 8 Georgia on Wednesday evening before resuming conference play hosting Gardner-Webb in the final Big South series of the season at Cyrill stadium Friday and Saturday.    
 
Tickets on Sale for Sparty's Ball – Saturday, May 18  
Support USC Upstate Athletics at Sparty's Ball, the largest fundraiser of the year for the Upstate Athletic Fund. The UAF impacts current and future generations of Spartans, developing champions on the field, building scholars in the classroom, and preparing leaders for life. Presented by the Sports Medicine Institute, a division of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Sparty's Ball features live and silent auction items, delicious food from Cribbs Catering, beverages, and live entertainment from Under the Sun, and held at a new location, Indigo Hall in downtown Spartanburg. Come dressed in your Spartan best—cocktail attire is required. For details and tickets, log onto www.upstatespartans.com/spartysball.  
 
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