Emily Stern on Second versus Winthrop (Big South Softball Tournament Final)
Emily Stern on Second versus Winthrop (Big South Softball Tournament Final)
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Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 0
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USC Upstate UPST 0
Winner
Winthrop WINTHROP
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Final
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USC Upstate UPST
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 0
USC Upstate UPST 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2

W: SMITH, M. (0-0) L: Maness, Sierra (0-0)

Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans Look for Redemption in Big South Softball Final on Sunday After Falling 3-1 to Winthrop on Saturday

ROCK HILL, S.C. – No. 1 seed USC Upstate softball fell for the first time in Big South Softball Tournament play as it lost 3-1 to the No. 3 seed Winthrop in Saturday's first championship game. The two teams will play one final game for the Big South Softball Tournament Championship on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. 

Upstate struck first in Saturday's afternoon' championship game. Amie Johnson recorded her second run of the tournament in the bottom of the third off a sacrificed fly to center field hit by Taliyah Thomas. Johnson's run would remain the lone run of the game for both teams until the top of the fifth when Winthrop was able to finally get on the board. An error by Upstate allowed one run to score for the Eagles before a single brought two more runs in. After seven complete innings, Upstate fell 3-1 to force a final game Sunday afternoon. Sierra Maness made her 24th game start of the season in the circle. Maness threw five strikeouts in her 18th complete game of the season.  

Game Information 
Score: USC Upstate 1; Winthrop 3 
Records: No. 1 seed USC Upstate (29-21; 13-5 Big South) vs. No. 3 seed Winthrop (25-28; 9-9 Big South)  
Location: Terry Field | Rock Hill, S.C.  
 
How It Happened 

  • B3: Amie Johnson earned the Spartans lone run of the game as she advanced home from third for a sacrificed fly from Taliyah Thomas (1-0).  

  • T5: Winthrop scored its first run of the game after Wood and Basinger advanced home off an Eagles' single and a Spartan error (2-1). 

  • T5: Pe. Rivas scored Winthrop's final run of the game off Buckner's single to right field (3-1).  

  

Notable 

  • This will be the first time Upstate's has played two Big South Softball Championship games.  

  • Cassie Norris had her ninth multi-hit game of the season (2). 

  • Norris and Amie Johnson are both currently on a two-game hitting streak. 

  • Norris is also riding a five game reached-base streak while Celeste Delorenzo and Emily Stern are both riding four-game reached-base streaks.  

Up Next for the Spartans  

Should USC Upstate emerge victorious, the Spartans will earn a spot in the NCAA Regionals. Information regarding NCAA Regionals will be released Sunday at 8:00 p.m. For more information about NCAA Regionals, click here.  

 
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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