CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern softball hits the road for the first time this season when it heads to Clinton for a three-game Big South series at Presbyterian. The Bucs and Blue Hose will play a doubleheader Saturday afternoon and will wrap up the series with a single game on Sunday.
 
Weekend Schedule
Saturday, March 27
Charleston Southern at Presbyterian (DH)
1 p.m. * Clinton, S.C. * PC Softball Complex * Live Stats (Game One) * Live Stats (Game Two)
 
Sunday, March 28
Charleston Southern at Presbyterian
1 p.m. * Clinton, S.C. * PC Softball Complex * Live Stats

Series Notes
Charleston Southern | Presbyterian
 
Recapping Wednesday
Charleston Southern split a doubleheader with Coastal Carolina in its first midweek action of the season. The Bucs took the first game, 8-7, before the Chanticleers closed the day with a 7-6 win.
 
CSU led 6-1 in the first game, with Katelyn Norris and Ashlyn Cribb both providing two-RBI base hits to account for most of the early scoring. Coastal rallied with three homers in the middle innings, but Erika Cooper hit a go-ahead home run to right center in the bottom of the fifth that proved to be the game-winner. Annah Junge started the game in the circle and went 4.0 innings, allowing four runs. Alyssa Heinrich earned the win after pitching 3.0 innings in relief.
 
The Bucs took an early lead in the second game with an Ashley Meckley two-run homer in the first inning, but CCU responded with two-run innings in the second, fourth and fifth to take a 6-2 lead. Sarah Brown got CSU within one on a three-run homer in the fifth, but the Bucs were unable to grab the lead and ultimately dropped a one-run contest for the second time this season. Baylee Eaton earned the start and allowed six earned runs in 6.0 innings, while Holly Clark tossed a scoreless inning in relief.
 
Recapping Last Weekend
The Bucs won their first Big South game of the season night in an 11-inning thriller over Radford, but the visiting Highlanders rebounded to sweep a doubleheader and take the series from CSU.
 
Brooklynn Brewington delivered the walk-off hit in the 11th inning of the series-opening contest, hitting an RBI single that scored Meckley. Junge threw a career-high 8.0 innings in the Friday win, while Heinrich earned the win after allowing just one hit in 3.0 innings.
 
CSU's offense failed to get going in the first game of the doubleheader, as Radford jumped out to an early lead and defeated the Bucs 14-1. The Highlanders used a four-run first to take the series finale as well, 5-3.
 
Madison Koger had a team-leading four hits on the weekend, notching two-hit games in both the series opener and the series finale. Junge had a 1.91 ERA in 11.0 innings across two appearances in the circle.
 
Season Leaders
Brewington is the Bucs' leader among its regular starters in batting average at .410 and hits with 16. Meckley has four homers and four doubles to lead CSU in extra-base hits and also has eight runs batted in to lead the team in that category as well. Brown is tied with Meckley with eight RBI's, while Brewington has a team-high four stolen bases
 
In the circle, Junge leads the Bucs in ERA at 4.70 while pitching a team-best 25.1 innings. Clark leads the Buccaneer pitching staff with 14 strikeouts. Junge and Heinrich each have made a team-leading seven appearances, while Clark and Eaton have both made six appearances.
 
What to Watch For
CSU has had a lead in eight of its first 12 games this season, including both games of its midweek doubleheader against Coastal Carolina.
 
The Bucs used the same defensive alignment and batting order, apart from the pitcher changing, in both games against Coastal Carolina.
 
After hitting just six home runs in its first 10 games, Charleston Southern went yard four times in the midweek doubleheader versus Coastal Carolina.
 
CSU has used four different pitchers this season – Clark, Eaton, Junge and Heinrich. All four saw action in the circle in both weekends the Bucs have played so far, along with the midweek doubleheader.
 
Scouting Presbyterian
Presbyterian enters the weekend at 6-6 overall and 0-3 in Big South play. The Blue Hose was swept on the road by USC Upstate to open conference play, but rebounded with a 3-1 win over South Carolina State in its most recent contest.
 
Rebecca Clark leads the Blue Hose with a .400 average, while Katelyn Petty is hitting .364 for Presbyterian. Kylie Kross leads PC with three homers, while Jillian Hewes has a team-leading eight runs batted in.
 
In the circle, Jenna Greene is 3-2 with a team-leading 2.33 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 27.0 innings. Greene threw a no-hitter in Presbyterian's last game against South Carolina State, striking out 11. Haley Haselden is 3-3 with a 2.67 ERA in a team-high seven starts.
 
Series Breakdown
Charleston Southern has a 28-16 lead in the all-time series and has won each of the last six games in the series. The Bucs have swept each of the last two series against the Blue Hose, including the most recent series in Clinton during the 2019 season.
 
CSU also has an 11-5 advantage in games played in Clinton, with wins in four of the last six games played at the PC Softball Complex.
 
Coming Up on the Schedule
Charleston Southern returns home to begin a five-game homestand starting with a Tuesday doubleheader against the College of Charleston starting at 5 p.m. CSU then stays home for a three-game Big South series against Winthrop at the CSU Softball Field on April 2-3. The Bucs and Eagles will play a single game on April 2 at 6 p.m. and a doubleheader on April 3 at 1 p.m.
 
Next Five Opponents

• March 30 vs. College of Charleston (DH)
• April 2-3 vs. Winthrop
• April 7 at South Carolina (DH)
• April 9-10 vs. Gardner-Webb
• April 13 at Georgia Southern (DH)

 
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