Softball Splits Doubleheader With Charleston

Friday, March 8

Newark, Del.

1 PM

University of Delaware

11-6, 0

Charleston

6-12, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Charleston	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
Delaware	0	2	0	0	3	0	X	5	7	0

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

3/8/2024 8:23:00 PM | Softball

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NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware softball began CAA play with a split of a doubleheader against The College of Charleston, winning 5-1 before falling 2-1.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS GAME ONE

Emily Winburn pitched a complete game with five hits, zero earned runs, and two walks allowed with nine strikeouts.
Gianna Costaro went 1-for-3 with two runs scored.
Julia Boyet went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Morgan Hess had two hits and an RBI.
Sydney Shaffer went 1-for-3 with an RBI and run scored.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS GAME TWO

Hess pitched a complete game with four hits, two runs, and two walks allowed. She also had a hit and two walks
Shaffer went 2-for-3 with a walk.
Costaro went 1-for-3 with an RBI double.
Katie Scheivert drew two walks.

HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME ONE

Winburn struck out three in the first, but a run scored on a passed ball.
Delaware took the lead in the second after Maddie Fife brought Costaro home on a fielder's choice and Scheivert scored on an error.
Winburn stranded runners on the corners by recording a strikeout and popup to end the inning.
A strikeout by Winburn in the top of the fourth stranded a runner at third. Winburn then pitched a 1-2-3 fifth inning.
Delaware added three runs in the bottom half of the inning, all with two outs. Shaffer singled and Costaro reached on an error, and both advanced into scoring position on a passed ball. Boyet brought them both home on a single into right field, then scored on a hit by Hess to put Delaware up 5-1.
Winburn struck out three more in a scoreless sixth, then finished off the seventh by fielding a comebacker and clinching a win for Delaware in their CAA opener.

HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME TWO

Hess pitched back-to-back no-hit innings to start the game before allowing a two-out single in a scoreless third.
She didn't allow any hits in the fourth or fifth innings either, striking out a batter in the fifth.
Charleston took a 2-0 lead in the sixth on a single and back-to-back two-out doubles.
Delaware rallied in the seventh, with Shaffer drawing a walk to leadoff the inning. Anaya Troy pinch ran and scored on an RBI double by Costaro, but Charleston held on to win 2-1.

GAME NOTES

Winburn pitched her 40th career complete game. Her nine strikeouts were a season-high and one shy of tying her career-best.
Winburn has three starts this season allowing zero earned runs, and two consecutive.
Hess recorded her 100th career base hit during game one. Her complete game was her second this season and 27th of her career.
Shaffer upped her average to .412 on the season. She and Hess have six multi-hit games this year.
Blantz has a hit in six straight games and 15 of UD's 18 games this season.
Boyet has five games this season with multiple RBIs.

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