ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Kellie Beres (Greenville, N.C.) collected two hits and Breanna Blakeley (Huntersville, N.C.) and Megan Champion (Knightdale, N.C.) each drove in a run to pace the Runnin' Bulldogs on Saturday on the first day of the Winthrop Tournament, as Cleveland State rallied for a 12-2 win in the morning session before Robert Morris defeated Gardner-Webb, 5-0, later in the day.

Cleveland State (6-5) rallied from an early deficit to defeat Gardner-Webb (4-12) by a score of 12-2 in the first game of the day, before the Bulldogs dropped a 5-0 contest to Robert Morris (12-5).

Beres tallied a team-high two hits on the day, as Blakely, Champion and Samantha Meenaghan (Atlantic Beach, Fla.) each added a base knock. Meenaghan and Amanda Gomes (Coral Springs, Fla.) both scored for the Bulldogs while Blakely and Champion each drove in a run.

Jessica Childers (Jacksonville Beach, Fla.) took the ball against Cleveland State, allowing four earned runs on seven hits in four and one-thirds innings. Alyssa Gutierrez (Wake Forest, N.C.) and Summer Darnell (Hampstead, N.C.) combined to pitch the final two and two-thirds innings, surrendering four earned runs on six hits. Ashley Rhyne (Crouse, N.C.) got the start against Robert Morris, going the distance while allowing five runs and striking out three.

Game One: Cleveland State 12, Gardner-Webb 2

Gardner-Webb got on the board first in the bottom of the third, taking a 1-0 lead when Champion drove in Meenaghan with an RBI single. The Vikings answered with two runs in the fourth, taking a 2-1 advantage following a solo home run by Alyson Broschk. The Runnin' Bulldogs evened the tally at 2-2 in the bottom of the inning after Gomes reached on an error and scored on a double by Blakely.

Cleveland State countered with five runs in the fifth before adding one in the sixth, claiming an 8-2 advantage through an infield single by Alisha Silva. The Vikings capped the scoring with four runs in the seventh to equal the final margin of 12-2.

Game Two: Robert Morris 5, Gardner-Webb 0

Robert Morris opened an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first, pushing across the game's first run on an RBI single by Samantha Santillo. The Colonials added one run in the third and another in the fourth to push the margin to 3-0, before Chelsea Siar drove in the final runs of the contest with a two-run single in the fifth. Robert Morris starter Haileigh Stocks went the distance, scattering two hits across seven innings while striking out sixth and walking none.

Gardner-Webb is back in action on Saturday at the Winthrop Tournament, squaring off against Northern Colorado at 10:00 am and Wagner College at 12:00 pm.