Sunday, March 21
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.
2:00 PM
Gardner-Webb University
1-13, 0
2
vs
9
Longwood
12-13, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Photo by: © GWU Photo Team
Softball Falls To Longwood In Sunday Series Finale
March 21, 2021 | Softball
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb Softball lost their series finale to Big South Conference opponent Longwood at Brinkley Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 9-2, Longwood.
Backstrom, pitching for Longwood only allowed five hits in 26 Runnin' Bulldog at-bats. Leading GWU, Trinity Sterrett went 3-for-4 at the plate, while Weslyn Almond (1-for-3) and Leslie McNeil (1-for-2) each had one hit apiece.
In the circle, Brooke Perry took her sixth loss of the season for the Runnin' Bulldogs. Perry worked a total of six innings, allowing eight hits and five runs. Allowing five walks, Perry fanned a total of 7 batters.
All tied up in the bottom of the third inning, Almond scored on a passed ball by Longwoods catcher, allowing the Runnin' Bulldogs to take a 2-1 lead.
Action went silent until the Lancers of Longwood put a combined total of eight runs on the board in the sixth and seventh innings, which was fueled by a pair double RBI home runs from Lauren Taylor and Sydney Jacobsen.
Longwood collected a total of ten hits in the matchup, with Lauren fox having 2-for-4, and Alexis Wayland going 2-for-5 at the plate.
Gardner-Webb Softball will be back in action on Tuesday, March 23rd, traveling to Rock Hill to take on Winthrop in doubleheader action. The start times are slated for 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
Backstrom, pitching for Longwood only allowed five hits in 26 Runnin' Bulldog at-bats. Leading GWU, Trinity Sterrett went 3-for-4 at the plate, while Weslyn Almond (1-for-3) and Leslie McNeil (1-for-2) each had one hit apiece.
In the circle, Brooke Perry took her sixth loss of the season for the Runnin' Bulldogs. Perry worked a total of six innings, allowing eight hits and five runs. Allowing five walks, Perry fanned a total of 7 batters.
All tied up in the bottom of the third inning, Almond scored on a passed ball by Longwoods catcher, allowing the Runnin' Bulldogs to take a 2-1 lead.
Action went silent until the Lancers of Longwood put a combined total of eight runs on the board in the sixth and seventh innings, which was fueled by a pair double RBI home runs from Lauren Taylor and Sydney Jacobsen.
Longwood collected a total of ten hits in the matchup, with Lauren fox having 2-for-4, and Alexis Wayland going 2-for-5 at the plate.
Gardner-Webb Softball will be back in action on Tuesday, March 23rd, traveling to Rock Hill to take on Winthrop in doubleheader action. The start times are slated for 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sydney Backstrom (9-6)
L: Perry, Brooke (0-6)
Batting:
HR: Sydney Jacobsen 1 ; Lauren Taylor 1
RBI: Sydney Jacobsen 2 ; Nia Green 1 ; Lauren Taylor 2 ; Mason Basdikis 1 ; Destiny Martinez 1
SH: Nia Green 1 ; Destiny Martinez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lauren Fox 1 ; Sydney Jacobsen 1 ; Kelly Park 1 ; Lauren Taylor 2 ; Mason Basdikis 1 ; Leah Powell 1 ; Kasey Carr 1 ; Destiny Martinez 1
SB: Lauren Fox 1 ; Lauren Taylor 1 ; Mason Basdikis 1 ; Kasey Carr 2 ; Destiny Martinez 1
CS: Alexis Wayland 1
HBP: Nia Green 1 ; Destiny Martinez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Almond, Weslyn 1 ; Sterrett, Trinity 1
SB: Almond, Weslyn 1 ; Sterrett, Trinity 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
3
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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