ECU Completes Opening Weekend With Virginia Rematch
February 11, 2012 | Softball
Feb. 11, 2012
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| East Carolina Game 5: Virginia Sunday, Feb. 12 | 12:00 p.m. ET Greenville, N.C. (ECU Softball Stadium) |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina (3-1) completes its opening weekend of play with a 12:00 p.m. contest against Virginia (4-0) on Sunday afternoon.
The Pirates picked up a pair of wins Saturday by topping Canisius and Drexel. Friday, East Carolina fell to Virginia before downing Canisius on opening day.
In Friday's contest against the Cavaliers, Melanie Mitchell struck out 13 Pirates while Virginia's Alex Skinkis tallied two hits, a run scored and another driven in to lead the offense to the 3-1 victory.
Sophomore Jasmine Robbins and junior Cicely Lopez hit consecutive doubles in the top of the sixth to provide ECU's lone run of the contest. Freshman Courtney Smith made her Pirate debut and scattered four hits and did not walk a batter in the complete-game effort.
Tale Of The Tape
| Category | East Carolina | Virginia |
| Batting Average | .324 | .353 |
| Hits | 35 | 36 |
| Runs Scored | 28 | 29 |
| Runs Batted In | 25 | 26 |
| On-Base Percentage | .416 | .472 |
| Stolen Bases | 19-20 | 11-15 |
| Earned Run Average | 3.64 | 1.08 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 13 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 31 |
| Walks | 12 | 7 |
Individual Comparisons
| Category | East Carolina Leader | Virginia Leader |
| Batting Average | Rebecca Lee (.556) | Erica Cipolloni (.615) |
| On-Base Percentage | Rebecca Lee (.714) | Alexa Martinez (.800) |
| Hits | Jasmine Robbins (6) | Erica Cipolloni (8) |
| Runs Batted In | Alex Fieldhouse & Jasmine Robbins (6) | Kristen Hawkins (5) |
| Runs Scored | Rebecca Lee & Kristi Oshiro (6) | Erica Cipolloni (6) |
