Houston, ECU Play Decisive Third Game
April 24, 2010 | Softball
April 24, 2010
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HOUSTON, Texas - After a Saturday split, East Carolina and Houston will play the decisive third game Sunday at 1:00 p.m. In the Saturday opener, the Pirates (31-15, 10-4 C-USA) picked up their fourth 1-0 victory of the season before the Cougars (25-22, 9-10 C-USA) captured a 4-3 triumph in the second game.
Lots Of Zeros ...
This season, of the Pirates’ 31 wins, 21 have been shutouts.
I’ll Take The Fifth ...
For the second-straight season, East Carolina has enjoyed its highest-scoring inning in the fifth. This year, the Pirates have scored 40 runs in that frame. In 2009, ECU pushed across a teambest 39 runs in the fifth inning.
Two-Out Magic ...
ECU has scored 194 runs this season, 77 when there are two outs. That amounts to 39.7 percent of the team’s total. Tuesday against UNC Wilmington, the Pirates scored six of their 10 runs in the doubleheader with two down.
Catch Us If You Can ...
When falling behind this season, opponents have had a very hard time coming back on the Pirates, especially after the fourth inning. East Carolina has a 29-5 record when scoring first and is 24-0 when leading after four innings, 18-0 when ahead after five frames and 19-0 when leading after six.
Among The Nation’s Best ...
In addition to leading the nation in fielding percentage, East Carolina’s 1.75 earned run average is the 19th best.
Individually, senior Charina Sumner is 20th in triples (5) and 21st in triples per game (0.12). Junior Toni Paisley is ranked third nationally in shutouts (12), 11th in hits allowed per seven innings (3.63), 12th in strikeouts (252), 17th in earned run average (1.22), 18th in victories (20) and 25th in strikeouts per seven innings (9.6).
