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Early Scoring Puts Softball Past Winthrop
3/5/2017 12:00:00 AM | SOFTBALL
ROCK HILL, S.C. - DePaul softball wrapped up its time at the Winthrop Invitational with a 4-1 victory over the host team on Sunday morning at Terry Field.
DePaul (9-6) finished the tournament with a perfect 5-0 mark.
Hadyn and Dylan Christensen provided the offensive strength for the Blue Demons, leading the team with a home run each. Jessica Cothern also provided two RBI in the win.
Missy Zoch pitched a complete game to notch her fourth win in the circle. She struck out a season-high 11 batters and walked one.
Madison Watson suffered her first loss in the circle for Winthrop (11-10).
Early scoring was in DePaul's advantage as the squad scored its four runs in the first two innings.
With runners in scoring position in the bottom of the first, Cothern came to the plate and sent the ball to left field. The Winthrop left fielder committed an error on the play, leading to Micah Fitzgerald and Dylan Christensen to come home for the first two runs of the game.
The Blue Demons tallied its final runs in the second inning in home run fashion courtesy of the Christensen sisters. After DePaul's first two batters got out, Haydn Christensen stepped in to homer over the left field fence. Dylan Christensen followed right after with a home run over center field. The sisters now have three home runs each for the season.
Winthrop tallied its lone run in the top of the fourth after Morgan Lowers notched a single to center to place an Eagles runner on third home with two outs.
DePaul's undefeated mark this weekend marks the first time the Blue Demons return to Lincoln Park without a loss at a tournament since 2014.
Up next, DePaul travels to the Rebel Classic in Las Vegas March 9-11. The Blue Demons will face New Mexico State, UNLV, Portland State and Southern Illinois.
