Blue Hose Blurbs: Spartans toss a shutout

A 4-run first inning put away Presbyterian, and USC Upstate went on to an 8-0 victory and sweep of a weekend series in Spartanburg.

The Spartans added 3 more runs in the second inning and one in the fourth.

Mallie Brown (8-2) was the winning pitcher; Jenna Greene (2-2) took the loss.

USC Upstate (16-4, 6-0 Big South) got 2 hits apiece from Bre Cooper, Tiffany Domingue, Peyton Darnell and Madison Lamoux.

Courtney White’s first-inning double was the Blue Hose’ only hit.

Presbyterian (5-6, 0-3) returns home on Thursday to begin a 5-game homestand with a doubleheader against South Carolina State. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.

Campbell outshot Presbyterian 23-3 en route to a 5-1 Big South women’s soccer win in Buies Creek, N.C.

Jessica Donald and Cameron Turner scored 2 goals apiece and Olivia Neal added a fifth for Campbell (3-3-1, 3-2-1 conference).

Reyna Coston scored her first collegiate goal for Presbyterian (2-2, 2-2).

The Blue Hose are next in action on Thursday at 4 p.m. in a rescheduled match with Longwood in Farmville, Va.