JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 25, 2024) – After opening Southern Conference play last weekend, the ETSU softball team will step out of conference for a pair of midweek matchups. The Bucs will head to South Carolina for a doubleheader at Winthrop on Tuesday, while ETSU returns home to host Tennessee Tech in a single game on Wednesday.
ETSU AT WINTHROP
Date: Tuesday, March 26
Time: 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Location: Rock Hill, S.C.
Media Links: Game One Live Video | Game One Live Stats |Game Two Live Video | Game Two Live Stats
ETSU VS. TENNESSEE TECH
Date: Wednesday, March 27
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Betty Basler Field
Media Links: Live Video | Live Stats
- Free admission to all ETSU home softball games
ABOUT THE BUCS
- ETSU was swept by UNCG this past weekend with the Bucs moving to 4-17 on the season
- Cameron Young returned to the lineup and hit safely in all three games … Young is now hitting .455 (25-55) with nine doubles, 10 runs and 11 RBI
- Young leads the SoCon with the .455 average, which is 20 points higher than UNCG's Brooklyn Maxwell and 50 points better than Western Carolina's Lily Bell
- Young ranks second nationally in doubles per game (0.64), 34th in on-base percentage (.527), 46th in batting average and 48th in doubles
- Riley Nayadley also hit safely in all three games over the weekend versus UNCG … Nayadley belted her second home run of the season in Sunday's series finale
ABOUT WINTHROP
- Winthrop sits 14-18 through its first 32 games of the season
- The Eagles took two of three from Gardner-Webb over the weekend in Big South Conference play
- Winthrop has won nine of its 13 home games this season
- Paige Rivas leads the Eagles in hits (29), runs (20) and stolen bases (18), while Emma Jackson is hitting .326 (15-46) with seven doubles, one triple and 10 RBI
- As a team, Winthrop is 48-for-53 in stolen bases
- In the circle, Reese Basinger is 9-9 with a 2.37 ERA (39 ER/115.0 IP) in 19 starts … Basinger is also hitting .310 (22-71) with four doubles, seven runs and 12 RBI
- Basinger is a first team all-Big South selection, while Winthrop was picked to finish tied for fourth in the Big South Preseason Poll
SERIES HISTORY
- Winthrop leads the all-time series, 10-3
- ETSU won the last meeting 6-5 back on Feb. 24, 2017
- Winthrop has won five of the seven all-time meetings played in Rock Hill
ABOUT TENNESSEE TECH
- Tennessee Tech is 14-11 through 25 games this season
- The Golden Eagles took two of three from Morehead State last weekend
- At the plate, Tennessee Tech is paced by Carmen Betts as she's hitting .364 (28-77) with eight doubles, one triple, nine runs and a team-best 23 RBI
- Abby Shoulders and Mackenzie Fitzgerald have combined for 36 of Tennessee Tech's 63 stolen bases this season ... Fitzgerald was named a Player to Watch in the OVC this season
- Emily York is a perfect 5-0 with a 1.55 ERA (12 ER/54.1 IP) in 18 appearances (one start)
- Tennessee Tech was picked to finish 10th in the OVC
SERIES HISTORY
- Wednesday marks the 37th all-time meeting with Tennessee Tech leading the series, 24-12
- The teams split a doubleheader in Cookeville last year with ETSU winning 11-3 in six innings
- ETSU is 9-9 all-time against TTU in Johnson City
UP NEXT
ETSU returns to conference play this weekend as the Bucs head to Chattanooga for a three-game series starting Friday at 1 p.m.
For more information about ETSU softball, visit ETSUBucs.com and select softball.
