Softball vs Western Carolina on 2/24/2026 - Box Score - Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2/24/2026

Brinkley Stadium

5:30 pm

Western Carolina

8-3

Final

Gardner-Webb

10-6

Team	1st innning 1	2nd innning 2	3rd innning 3	4th innning 4	5th innning 5	6th innning 6	7th innning 7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Western Carolina	0	6	0	3	0	4	0	13	17	3
Gardner-Webb	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	7	12	1

Win: Riley Pennington (2-0)Loss: Mclamb, Glenna (4-1)

Scoring Summary

Team	WCU	GWU
1st KNIGHT, M reached on a fielder's choice; COLLIER, R advanced to second; MCLAUGHLIN scored on a throwing error by 2b, unearned.	0	1
2nd B. Bunsic reached on a throwing error by 3b, bunt, RBI; T. Stewman scored, unearned; C. Marks scored.	2	1
2nd T. Waitley singled to right field, RBI; B. Bunsic scored, unearned.	3	1
2nd M. McPherson homered to center field, 3 RBI, unearned; S. Dirks scored, unearned; T. Waitley scored, unearned.	6	1
4th S. Dirks singled up the middle, RBI; L. Bell scored.	7	1
4th M. McPherson doubled, RBI; S. Dirks scored.	8	1
4th B. Wonsick doubled, RBI; M. McPherson scored.	9	1
4th DEATON, L doubled down the lf line, RBI; SPAINHOWER scored.	9	2
4th MCLAUGHLIN singled to left center, RBI; DEATON, L scored.	9	3
4th COLLIER, R doubled to left field, RBI; COLLEY, C advanced to third; MCLAUGHLIN scored.	9	4
4th KNIGHT, M fouled out to lf, SF, RBI; COLLEY, C scored.	9	5
4th MCMAHAN, M walked, RBI; DREHER, T advanced to second; STIDHAM, A advanced to third; COLLIER, R scored.	9	6
5th KNIGHT, M lined out to lf, SF, RBI; DEATON, L scored.	9	7
6th S. Dirks doubled down the lf line, RBI; E. Kindle scored.	10	7
6th B. Wonsick homered to left center, 2 RBI; S. Dirks scored.	12	7
6th A. Russell reached on a fielder's choice to second base, RBI; T. Stewman advanced to third; C. Marks scored.	13	7

Western Carolina


Lily Bell	2B	4	1	1	0	1	1	3
Taylor Waitley	C	5	1	2	1	0	1	0
Emma Kindle	PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sydney Dirks	RF	5	3	3	2	0	0	0
Maya McPherson	3B	5	2	4	4	0	0	0
Becka Wonsick	LF	5	1	3	3	0	0	2
Courtney Marks	CF	3	2	1	0	1	0	1
Emily Murphy	PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tate Stewman	1B	4	1	3	0	1	1	3
Ava Giglio	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Autumn Russell	DH	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Briony Bunsic	SS	4	1	0	1	0	2	0
Riley Pennington	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ag Batson	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amanda Fulton	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		38	13	17	12	4	5	9

Batting

2B: Sydney Dirks (1); Maya McPherson (1); Becka Wonsick (1)

HR: Maya McPherson (1); Becka Wonsick (1)

SH: Autumn Russell (1)

Baserunning

SB: Lily Bell (1); Taylor Waitley (1); Briony Bunsic (1)

Fielding

E: Lily Bell (1); Maya McPherson (2)

Gardner-Webb


McLaughlin, A	SS	4	2	2	1	1	0	2
Colley, Caitlin	3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	2
Collier, Reese	2B	5	1	3	1	0	1	0
Knight, Maggie	1B	2	0	0	2	1	0	0
Stidham, Alli	DH	5	0	2	0	0	0	2
Dreher, Taylor	C	3	0	0	0	1	1	3
Johnson, Caroline	C	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Forte, Ly	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
McMahan, Madden	PH	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Yeary, Haley	PR/RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Spainhower, L	CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kelley, Raigan	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Deaton, Lilly	LF	3	2	2	1	1	0	0
McLamb, Glenna	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frye, Hannah	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hornbaker, Anna	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		34	7	12	6	6	3	14

Batting

2B: Collier, Reese (1); Deaton, Lilly (1)

SF: Knight, Maggie (2)

Fielding

E: Colley, Caitlin (1)

Western Carolina


Riley Pennington	3.1	7	6	5	1	1	0	20	21	5	4
Ag Batson	2.2	5	1	1	3	0	0	11	16	3	5
Amanda Fulton	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	5	0	1
Totals		12	7	6	6	3	1	34	42	8	10

Gardner-Webb


McLamb, Glenna	4.0	10	9	4	2	3	1	21	24	4	4
Frye, Hannah	1.1	4	3	3	0	0	0	8	8	1	3
Hornbaker, Anna	1.2	3	1	1	2	2	0	9	11	1	2
Totals		17	13	8	4	5	1	38	43	6	9

Win: Riley Pennington (2-0)

Loss: McLamb, Glenna (4-1)

Western Carolina

Final

Gardner-Webb

Western Carolina - Top of 1st

Plays	WCU	GWU
L. Bell walked.	0	0
T. Waitley struck out swinging.	0	0
S. Dirks flied out to cf.	0	0
M. McPherson singled to right field; L. Bell advanced to third.	0	0
B. Wonsick flied out to lf to left center.	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 1st

Plays	WCU	GWU
MCLAUGHLIN reached on a fielding error by 3b.	0	0
COLLEY, C flied out to cf to left center.	0	0
COLLIER, R singled to left field; MCLAUGHLIN advanced to second.	0	0
KNIGHT, M reached on a fielder's choice; COLLIER, R advanced to second; MCLAUGHLIN scored on a throwing error by 2b, unearned.	0	1
STIDHAM, A reached on a fielder's choice; KNIGHT, M advanced to second; COLLIER, R out at third p to 3b.	0	1
DREHER, T struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.	0	1
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Error, 2 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 2nd

Plays	WCU	GWU
C. Marks singled to second base.	0	1
C. Marks advanced to second on a wild pitch.	0	1
T. Stewman walked.	0	1
A. Russell out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; T. Stewman advanced to second; C. Marks advanced to third.	0	1
B. Bunsic reached on a throwing error by 3b, bunt, RBI; T. Stewman scored, unearned; C. Marks scored.	2	1
L. Bell struck out swinging.	2	1
B. Bunsic stole second.	2	1
T. Waitley singled to right field, RBI; B. Bunsic scored, unearned.	3	1
S. Dirks singled to left field; T. Waitley advanced to second.	3	1
M. McPherson homered to center field, 3 RBI, unearned; S. Dirks scored, unearned; T. Waitley scored, unearned.	6	1
B. Wonsick grounded out to ss.	6	1
6 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	WCU	GWU
FORTE, LY popped up to ss.	6	1
SPAINHOWER grounded out to ss.	6	1
DEATON, L reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second.	6	1
MCLAUGHLIN walked.	6	1
COLLEY, C flied out to rf.	6	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 2 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 3rd

Plays	WCU	GWU
C. Marks grounded out to ss.	6	1
T. Stewman singled, out at second rf to ss.	6	1
A. Russell flied out to cf.	6	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	WCU	GWU
COLLIER, R grounded out to p.	6	1
KNIGHT, M grounded out to 2b.	6	1
STIDHAM, A singled.	6	1
DREHER, T fouled out to 1b.	6	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 4th

Plays	WCU	GWU
B. Bunsic struck out swinging.	6	1
L. Bell singled to pitcher.	6	1
L. Bell stole second.	6	1
T. Waitley grounded out to 3b.	6	1
S. Dirks singled up the middle, RBI; L. Bell scored.	7	1
M. McPherson doubled, RBI; S. Dirks scored.	8	1
B. Wonsick doubled, RBI; M. McPherson scored.	9	1
C. Marks flied out to cf.	9	1
3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 4th

Plays	WCU	GWU
FORTE, LY fouled out to c.	9	1
SPAINHOWER singled up the middle.	9	1
DEATON, L doubled down the lf line, RBI; SPAINHOWER scored.	9	2
MCLAUGHLIN singled to left center, RBI; DEATON, L scored.	9	3
COLLEY, C singled up the middle; MCLAUGHLIN advanced to second.	9	3
COLLIER, R doubled to left field, RBI; COLLEY, C advanced to third; MCLAUGHLIN scored.	9	4
AG Batson to p for R.Pennington.	9	4
KNIGHT, M fouled out to lf, SF, RBI; COLLEY, C scored.	9	5
STIDHAM, A singled to third base; COLLIER, R advanced to third.	9	5
DREHER, T walked; STIDHAM, A advanced to second.	9	5
MCMAHAN, M pinch hit for FORTE, LY.	9	5
MCMAHAN, M walked, RBI; DREHER, T advanced to second; STIDHAM, A advanced to third; COLLIER, R scored.	9	6
KELLEY, R pinch hit for SPAINHOWER.	9	6
YEARY, H pinch ran for MCMAHAN, M.	9	6
KELLEY, R grounded out to 2b.	9	6
5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 5th

Plays	WCU	GWU
YEARY, H to rf.	9	6
SPAINHOWER to cf for KELLEY, R.	9	6
FRYE, H to p for MCLAMB, G.	9	6
T. Stewman singled to right center.	9	6
A. Giglio pinch ran for T. Stewman.	9	6
A. Russell reached on a fielder's choice; A. Giglio out at second ss unassisted.	9	6
B. Bunsic lined out to rf.	9	6
L. Bell reached on a fielder's choice; A. Russell out at second ss to 2b.	9	6
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 5th

Plays	WCU	GWU
T. Stewman to 1b for A. Giglio.	9	6
DEATON, L walked.	9	6
MCLAUGHLIN singled, bunt; DEATON, L advanced to second.	9	6
COLLEY, C flied out to rf to right center.	9	6
COLLIER, R singled to right field; MCLAUGHLIN advanced to second; DEATON, L advanced to third.	9	6
KNIGHT, M lined out to lf, SF, RBI; DEATON, L scored.	9	7
STIDHAM, A grounded out to ss.	9	7
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 6th

Plays	WCU	GWU
T. Waitley singled down the lf line.	9	7
T. Waitley stole second.	9	7
E. Kindle pinch ran for T. Waitley.	9	7
S. Dirks doubled down the lf line, RBI; E. Kindle scored.	10	7
M. McPherson grounded out to 3b; S. Dirks advanced to third.	10	7
B. Wonsick homered to left center, 2 RBI; S. Dirks scored.	12	7
HORNBAKER, A to p for FRYE, H.	12	7
C. Marks walked.	12	7
T. Stewman singled, advanced to second on the throw; C. Marks advanced to third.	12	7
A. Russell reached on a fielder's choice to second base, RBI; T. Stewman advanced to third; C. Marks scored.	13	7
B. Bunsic struck out looking.	13	7
L. Bell grounded out to 3b.	13	7
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 6th

Plays	WCU	GWU
T. Waitley to c for E. Kindle.	13	7
DREHER, T grounded out to p.	13	7
YEARY, H singled to left center.	13	7
SPAINHOWER reached on a fielder's choice; YEARY, H out at second p to 2b.	13	7
DEATON, L singled up the middle; SPAINHOWER advanced to second.	13	7
MCLAUGHLIN reached on a fielder's choice; DEATON, L advanced to second; SPAINHOWER out at second ss unassisted.	13	7
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 7th

Plays	WCU	GWU
JOHNSON, C to c for DREHER, T.	13	7
T. Waitley grounded out to ss.	13	7
S. Dirks flied out to cf.	13	7
M. McPherson singled to right field.	13	7
B. Wonsick singled down the lf line; M. McPherson advanced to second.	13	7
E. Murphy pinch hit for C. Marks.	13	7
E. Murphy walked; B. Wonsick advanced to second; M. McPherson advanced to third.	13	7
T. Stewman struck out swinging.	13	7
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 7th

Plays	WCU	GWU
C. Marks to cf for E. Murphy.	13	7
A. Fulton to p for AG Batson.	13	7
COLLEY, C walked.	13	7
COLLIER, R struck out swinging.	13	7
COLLEY, C advanced to second on a wild pitch.	13	7
KNIGHT, M walked.	13	7
STIDHAM, A reached on a fielder's choice; KNIGHT, M advanced to second; COLLEY, C out at third 3b unassisted.	13	7
JOHNSON, C struck out swinging.	13	7
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
38	At Bats	34
13	Runs	7
17	Hits	12
3	Doubles	2
0	Triples	0
2	Home Runs	0
12	RBI's	6
4	Walks (BB)	6
5	Strikeouts	3
Pitching
12	Hits	17
7	Runs	13
6	Earned Runs	8
6	Walks	4
3	Strikeouts	5
42	Batters Faced	43
3	Errors	1
Fielding
21	Putouts	21
9	Assists	9
.909	Fielding %	.968
0	Double Plays	0

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