Spartans rally to steal series finale from Bucs

Saturday, March 13

Charleston, S.C.

Noon

Charleston Southern University Athletics

1-6, 0-3

USC Upstate

11-4, 3-0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
USC Upstate	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	7	9	1
Charleston Southern	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	5	3

Photo by: Brooklyn Campbell/CSU Sports

3/13/2021 2:51:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – USC Upstate used a five-run seventh inning to erase a 4-2 deficit and down Charleston Southern softball 7-4 Saturday afternoon in Big South action from the CSU Softball Field.

USC Upstate (11-4, 3-0 Big South) got multi-hit days from Sarah Price and Marisa Soterakis while Charleston Southern (1-6, 0-3 Big South) was led offensively by two-RBI days from SeaEnna Satcher and Dominique Mannerino.

Gallery: (3-13-2021) SB vs Upstate 03-13-2021

How It Happened

USC Upstate scratched across a run in the second for a 1-0 lead but Satcher answered with a two-run home run in the bottom half for a 2-1 Buccaneer advantage.
Baylee Eaton and Savannah Brown would trade 0's in the third and fourth before the Spartans tied it at 2-2 in the fifth with an infield single
An infield single and throwing error put the first two Buccaneer batters on base in the sixth before a wild pitch moved both into scoring position for Mannerino
Mannerino delivered a two-run double down the right field line for a 4-2 lead through six frames
USC Upstate got the seventh-inning rally started early doing their damage with five runs in five hits and a Buccaneer throwing error

News and Notes

SeaEnna Satcher hit her first home run of the season, a two-run shot to left field for a 2-1 lead before finishing with two hits on the day
Dominique Mannerino collected RBI's number three and four with her two-run double in the sixth
Three of the five Bucs' hits Saturday went for extra bases as Ashley Meckley added a double upping her average to .381 on the season and an OPS of 1.310

Gallery: (3-13-2021) SB vs Upstate 03-13-2021 (BK)

Up Next
Charleston Southern hosts Radford for a three-game series from CSU Softball Field with a single game Friday night at 6 p.m. followed by a doubleheader Saturday with a 1 p.m. first pitch.