Friday, March 2
Honolulu, Hawai'i
9:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
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Softball Falls to Longwood And Hawai’i In Honolulu
March 02, 2018 | Softball
PDF Box Scores: Longwood | Hawai'i
HONOLULU, Hawai'i. – The ECU softball team began the Texaco Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament Friday with a pair of setbacks to Longwood, 4-1, and host Hawai'i 5-3 at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
Team Records
ECU: 6-11
Longwood: 8-5
Hawai'i: 8-7
How It Happened (Game One): Longwood struck first in the bottom of the third, scoring four runs on five hits to take control of the contest. The Pirates pulled a run back in the top of the fourth when senior infielder Meredith Burroughs hit a solo home run over the wall in center field. The teams could not manage much offensively in the final three innings as the Lancers took the three-run victory.
Pitchers of Record:
WP – Sydney Gay (5-2)
LP – Whitney Sanford (3-6)
ECU Top Performers
Tyler King: 2-for-2
Mary Williams: 3.0 IP, 2 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 Walks, 4 Strikeouts
Longwood Top Performers
Jessica Smith: 3-for-3, 2 RBI
Leah Powell: 2-for-4
Sydney Gay: 5.0 IP, 3 Hits, 1 Run, Walk, 4 Strikeouts
How it Happened (Game Two): Burroughs gave ECU a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning with a solo home run to left field. The advantage was short lived however, as Hawai'i pounded out three runs on four hits in the home half to pull ahead 3-1. The Pirates drew within one run in the top of the third after redshirt sophomore Tate McClellan drove in freshman infielder Ashleigh Inae from second with a single to left center. Then in the top of the fourth, freshman catcher Anna Epling got a hold of one and drove it to left field for her first career home run that tied the score at three.
A back and forth contest saw another two runs scored in the bottom of the fourth as Hawai'i plated a pair on three hits and a ECU error to snatch the lead back at 5-3. That would be it for the scoring as the Pirates went down in order in the top of the seventh.
Pitchers of Record:
WP: Dana Thomsen (4-4)
LP: Erin Poepping (3-4)
ECU Top Performers (Game Two)
Meredith Burroughs: 1-for-1, Run, RBI, HR
Anna Epling: 1-for-3, Run, RBI, HR
Mary Williams: 2.0 IP, 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 Walks, 0 Strikeouts
Hawai'i Top Performers
Britnee Rossi: 2-for-3, Run
Cheeks Ramos: 1-for-3, Run, 2 RBI
Dana Thomsen: 7.0 IP, 7 Hits, 3 Runs, 0 Walks, 6 Strikeouts
Things To Note
HONOLULU, Hawai'i. – The ECU softball team began the Texaco Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament Friday with a pair of setbacks to Longwood, 4-1, and host Hawai'i 5-3 at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
Team Records
ECU: 6-11
Longwood: 8-5
Hawai'i: 8-7
How It Happened (Game One): Longwood struck first in the bottom of the third, scoring four runs on five hits to take control of the contest. The Pirates pulled a run back in the top of the fourth when senior infielder Meredith Burroughs hit a solo home run over the wall in center field. The teams could not manage much offensively in the final three innings as the Lancers took the three-run victory.
Pitchers of Record:
WP – Sydney Gay (5-2)
LP – Whitney Sanford (3-6)
ECU Top Performers
Tyler King: 2-for-2
Mary Williams: 3.0 IP, 2 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 Walks, 4 Strikeouts
Longwood Top Performers
Jessica Smith: 3-for-3, 2 RBI
Leah Powell: 2-for-4
Sydney Gay: 5.0 IP, 3 Hits, 1 Run, Walk, 4 Strikeouts
How it Happened (Game Two): Burroughs gave ECU a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning with a solo home run to left field. The advantage was short lived however, as Hawai'i pounded out three runs on four hits in the home half to pull ahead 3-1. The Pirates drew within one run in the top of the third after redshirt sophomore Tate McClellan drove in freshman infielder Ashleigh Inae from second with a single to left center. Then in the top of the fourth, freshman catcher Anna Epling got a hold of one and drove it to left field for her first career home run that tied the score at three.
A back and forth contest saw another two runs scored in the bottom of the fourth as Hawai'i plated a pair on three hits and a ECU error to snatch the lead back at 5-3. That would be it for the scoring as the Pirates went down in order in the top of the seventh.
Pitchers of Record:
WP: Dana Thomsen (4-4)
LP: Erin Poepping (3-4)
ECU Top Performers (Game Two)
Meredith Burroughs: 1-for-1, Run, RBI, HR
Anna Epling: 1-for-3, Run, RBI, HR
Mary Williams: 2.0 IP, 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 Walks, 0 Strikeouts
Hawai'i Top Performers
Britnee Rossi: 2-for-3, Run
Cheeks Ramos: 1-for-3, Run, 2 RBI
Dana Thomsen: 7.0 IP, 7 Hits, 3 Runs, 0 Walks, 6 Strikeouts
Things To Note
- ECU fell to 8-5 against Longwood and 0-7 versus Hawai'i in both all-time series.
- Freshman catcher Anna Epling hit her first collegiate home run in the contest against Hawai'i.
- The Pirates were 1-for-17 with runners on base in both games combined.
- ECU hit three home runs during the day, including the team-high fourth by Burroughs, to increase its season total to seven
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: GAY, S. (5-2)
L: Sanford, Whitney (3-6)
S: BACKSTROM, S (1)
Batting:
HR: Burroughs, Meredith 1
RBI: Burroughs, Meredith 1
SH: King, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Burroughs, Meredith 1
Batting:
RBI: KELLY, K. 1 ; SMITH, J. 2 ; DUNN, J. 1
SH: CARR, K. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CLARK, J. 1 ; BATTEN, K. 1 ; TOLER, L. 1 ; KELLY, K. 1
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