SeaEnna Satcher and Ashley Meckley
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2
Charleston Southern CHSO 1-4
6
Winner UNCW UNCW 4-0
Charleston Southern CHSO
1-4
2
Final
6
UNCW UNCW
4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Charleston Southern CHSO 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
UNCW UNCW 0 0 3 3 0 0 X 6 7 0

W: Pearce (1-0) L: Junge, Annah (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Bucs Stifled by Long Ball, Fall 6-2 to UNCW

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern softball fell to UNCW for the second time in as many days as the Seahawks used the long ball to best the Bucs at the CSU Softball Complex. Sunday afternoon's contests marked the end of the CSU Kickoff tournament, where the Bucs saw Toledo three times and UNCW twice in a three-day span.

Charleston Southern (1-4) again stood as the first team to score, as an Annah Junge single through the left side brought Erika Cooper around to score in the second. The second frame would be capped off by a sacrifice fly from the bat of Rhiana Hubbard, bring SeaEnna Satcher across the plate. 
 
UNCW (4-0) would answer back in the bottom of the third, as Janel Gamach left the yard for the third time in the tournament, this time a three-run homer to give the Seahawks the lead. UNCW then used another three-spot in the fourth frame to push things out of reach. Camryn Dean came up big with a two-run bomb before Arial Pearce ended the scoring in the frame with an RBI-single.
 
Baylee Eaton came into relief for Junge in the fourth frame and finished the contest out, keeping the Seahawks at bay for the rest of the way. The southpaw only surrendered three hits in 2.1 innings of work, striking out two along the way.

The Bucs left runners on base in every frame except the second and fourth frames, and ended the contest out-hitting UNCW 8-7.
 
Between the lines
  • Madison Koger hit her first triple of the year in the sixth inning, marking the first triple CSU has hit in the early going
  • The Bucs were able to chase the UNCW starter out of the circle after just two innings, but the Seahawk bats came alive after the switch
  • Five of the six UNCW runs came via the long ball in back-to-back frames
  • Eaton has now only given up two earned runs in three appearances out of the bullpen across 6.2 innings of work
Up Next
Charleston Southern will host its second tournament in as many weekends as Sacred Heart and Virginia come to town to take part in the CSU Buc Up Tournament, taking place February 18-20. Both visitors will play five games, while CSU will total four across the weekend.
 
 
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