ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop completed a three-game softball sweep of North Carolina A&T with a doubleheader sweep on Sunday, 7-4 and 10-2 in five innings, at Terry Field Sunday.
In the first game, Winthrop broke a scoreless game in the third inning by scoring three runs.
Freshman Icess Tresvik got the Aggies on the board in the fourth as sophomore Kendall Macauley hit a one-out single to left field before freshman Dezianna Patmon singled and advanced to second on a throw to put runners at second and third.
Freshman Icess Tresvik delivered with an RBI single to drive home Kendall Macauley to cut the lead to 3-1, but the Aggies would eventually leave two runners on base.
Winthrop added three more runs in the fifth inning after an RBI single from Kaitlyn Tucker and a two-run RBI single from Macy McCall to give the Eagles a 6-1 lead.
A&T responded with a big sixth inning, starting with back-to-back singles from Macauley and Patmon. The Aggies cut the Eagles lead to 6-2 as Tresvik reached on an error to score Macauley. A Jailyn Tineo groundout to second scored another run for A&T as Patmon touched the plate.
The Aggies scored again as sophomore Alyxx Estrada walked and moved to second on a throwing error by Eagles catcher Vianna Rodriguez. The bad throw allowed Tresvik to score to get the Aggies to within two at 6-4.
But the Aggies rally came up short as the Eagles added an insurance run in the home sixth with a solo homer by Bailey Warren.
Macauley batted 2-for-3 and scored twice. Patmon went 2-for-3 with a run scored, and Tresvik and Tineo each recorded an RBI.
Freshman Joey Barkhimer (5-2) picked up the loss in the circle, pitching four innings giving up three earned runs on three hits. Freshman Amaya Kearse pitched the final two innings giving up three runs on four hits. Reese Basinger (3-4) picked up the win.
In the second game, Winthrop took a 5-0 lead over the first three innings before the Aggies responded with two runs in the visitor's fourth.
The Aggies put runners on second and third after Patmon walked and Tresvik singled and advanced a base on a wild pitch. It all set up an RBI single by senior Jocelyn Bennett to score Patmon. Sophomore Kayla Taylor added another run with an RBI single to center to score Tresvik.
But with runners on second and third, the inning ended on a strikeout and a caught stealing as the Aggies stranded two runners.
The Eagles put the game away with a four-run fourth as Lauren Hutcherson, and an RBI single and an RBI double in the inning to help the Eagles take a 10-2 lead.
Estrada posted a 2-for-3 Game 2. Tresvik (1-3) picked up the loss pitching three innings, giving up five earned runs on four hits in the circle. Sophomore Kiara Richards pitched the final inning giving up four runs on six hits.
Bella Roy (2-5) got the win as Winthrop improved to 9-15 overall and 3-0 in the Big South Conference. The Aggies are 9-13 overall and 0-3 in the Big South.
