Gamecocks Earn Midweek Win Over Winthrop
Carolina now finished six games via run-rule
COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 17 South Carolina softball scored six runs in the second and four in the third on its way to a commanding 10-1 victory via run-rule in five innings Wednesday night at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. Mackenzie Boesel led the way at the plate with a 2-for-3 night with three RBI.
Of Carolina’s nine wins this season, six have finished as run-rule victories.
South Carolina (9-2, 0-0 SEC) posted six runs in the bottom of the second, all with two outs. Chooch Carroll started the scoring with a bases loaded walk to score Carlie Henderson. The next at-bat, Boesel doubled to left field to score three runs and pushed the Gamecock lead to 4-0.
Kenzi Maguire took the next Winthrop (7-6, 0-0 Big South) pitch thrown and blasted it over the wall in centerfield for her first home run of the season to extend the Carolina advantage to 6-0 through the first two innings of play.
A Zoe Laneaux triple and Kylee Gleason single, coupled with Riley Blampied putting the ball in play, led to four more Carolina runs in the third inning to make it a 10-0 South Carolina lead through three innings.
The Eagles’ lone run of the night came with a two-out single in the fifth, but it wasn’t enough as Kelsey Oh (1-1) earned the complete-game win in the circle.
Oh finished the night with just five hits allowed and five strikeouts in 94 pitches.
Carolina produced 10 hits and eight RBI with four walks.
NOTABLE
- With a double in the second inning, Mackenzie Boesel is now just one away from tying Tina Plew’s school record for doubles (58) in a career.
- South Carolina has now outscored its foes 89-28 (+68) through 11 games.
- Carlie Henderson is leading the way at the plate with a .516 batting on 16 hits. Boesel is just behind with a .469 batting average on 15 hits.
- As a team, the Gamecocks have been patient at the plate with 66 free bases between walks and hit by pitches.
- With Kelsey Oh’s win tonight, five different pitchers (Oh, Bailey Betenbaugh, Rachel Vaughan, Leah Powell and Karsen Ochs) have earned at least one win this season.
