Winburn Wins 50th Career Game AS Softball Splits Two Games On Second Day Of Runnin' Bulldog Classic

Saturday, February 10

Boiling Springs, N.C.

11 AM

University of Delaware

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East Tennessee State

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ETSU

Delaware

Photo by: Michael Riccio

Winburn Wins 50th Career Game AS Softball Splits Two Games On Second Day Of Runnin' Bulldog Classic

2/10/2024 6:48:00 PM | Softball

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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - Emily Winburn recorded her 50th career win as University of Delaware softball defeated East Tennessee State 5-2 before falling to Gardner-Webb 3-2 during the second day of the Runnin' Bulldog Classic.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Vs East Tennessee State

Delaware struck first in the opening inning and put up four runs. Katie Scheivert led off the game with a single and stole second base and Julz Garber reached on an infield hit. Chloe Blantz doubled home Scheivert for the game's first run.
After Gianna Costaro walked with two outs to load the bases, Julia Boyet cleared them with a triple to score all three runs and give Delaware a 4-0 lead.
East Tennessee State scored their first run in the third inning on a groundout. Delaware got the run right back after Blantz hit her second triple of the day and Maddie Fife scored her on a sacrifice fly.
Winburn struck out three in the fourth inning to and stranded two runners on in the fifth.
Kendall Shank made her season debut in the seventh inning and sealed a 5-2 Delaware win.
Winburn pitched six innnigs, allowed zero earned runs and zero walks while striking out three.

Vs Gardner-Webb

Delaware scored in the first inning again on a two-run double by Blantz. Scheivert led off the game with a single and a stolen base and Garber walked before Blantz brought them both home.
Morgan Hess retired the first eight hitters and held Gardner-Webb hitless into the fifth inning. A two-run single in the fifth for Gardner-Webb tied the game, but Hess stranded two by striking out the final hitter for the third out.
Gardner-Webb scored an unearned run in the sixth to take the lead, and pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the win.
Hess gave up one earned run, zero walks, and just four hits in six innings of work.

GAME NOTES

Winburn joined Carolynn Sloat (63) and Kristi O'Connell (58) as the only pitchers in Delaware history with 50 career wins.
Boyet had the 13th game in program history with two triples in a game, and the first since Blantz did it against Hampton on May 5, 2023.
Blantz is hitting .417 (5-12) through the season's first four games.
Hess has allowed just one earned run, five hits, and one walk in 10.2 innings pitched to begin her Delaware career.