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Softball Falls At Tulsa 5-0 In AAC Series Opener
March 29, 2018 | Softball
TULSA, Okla. – Defending league champion Tulsa scored the game's only runs in the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday evening to record a 5-0 American Athletic Conference softball victory over ECU at the Collins Family Softball Complex.
Team Records
ECU: 15-19, 1-3 AAC
Tulsa: 20-14, 1-3 AAC
How It Happened
Emily Watson and Erin Poepping allowed just three hits between them in the first four innings as no runs came across in the early stages of the contest.
Tulsa broke through in the bottom of the fifth when Rylie Spell hit a one-out home run to center field to give her team a 1-0 advantage. Morgan Neal and Tori Stafford followed with a pair of two-run doubles to leave the Golden Hurricane with a 5-0 lead moving to the sixth inning.
Meredith Burroughs led off the top of the seventh with a single to left field before Tate McClellan drew a four-pitch walk as ECU attempted to rally. The Pirates were unable to crack the scoreboard in the end and the game came to a close with a fly ball out, strikeout and a 2-5 caught stealing.
Pitchers of Record
WP – Emily Watson (12-6)
LP – Erin Poepping (8-8)
ECU Top Performers
Kendra Ziemba: 1-for-2, SB
Tyler King: 1-for-3
Meredith Burroughs: 1-for-3, 11 putouts
Tulsa Top Performers
Rylee Spell: 2-for-3, Run, RBI, HR
Morgan Neal: 1-for-3, Run, 2 RBI, 2B
Emily Watson: 7.0 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Hits, BB, 11 Strikeouts
Things to Note
Team Records
ECU: 15-19, 1-3 AAC
Tulsa: 20-14, 1-3 AAC
How It Happened
Emily Watson and Erin Poepping allowed just three hits between them in the first four innings as no runs came across in the early stages of the contest.
Tulsa broke through in the bottom of the fifth when Rylie Spell hit a one-out home run to center field to give her team a 1-0 advantage. Morgan Neal and Tori Stafford followed with a pair of two-run doubles to leave the Golden Hurricane with a 5-0 lead moving to the sixth inning.
Meredith Burroughs led off the top of the seventh with a single to left field before Tate McClellan drew a four-pitch walk as ECU attempted to rally. The Pirates were unable to crack the scoreboard in the end and the game came to a close with a fly ball out, strikeout and a 2-5 caught stealing.
Pitchers of Record
WP – Emily Watson (12-6)
LP – Erin Poepping (8-8)
ECU Top Performers
Kendra Ziemba: 1-for-2, SB
Tyler King: 1-for-3
Meredith Burroughs: 1-for-3, 11 putouts
Tulsa Top Performers
Rylee Spell: 2-for-3, Run, RBI, HR
Morgan Neal: 1-for-3, Run, 2 RBI, 2B
Emily Watson: 7.0 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Hits, BB, 11 Strikeouts
Things to Note
- ECU fell to 11-26 all-time against Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane have won 12 straight in the series.
- Tulsa record four two-out RBI in the game.
- The teams combined to put just 2 of 13 leadoff hitters on base.
Up Next: ECU and Tulsa continue their series Friday at 6 p.m. EDT
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: WATSON, Emily (12-6)
L: Poepping, Erin (8-8)
Base Running:
SB: Ziemba, Kendra 1
CS: Burroughs, Meredith 1
Batting:
2B: NEAL, Morgan 1 ; STAFFORD, Tori 1
HR: SPELL, Rylie 1
RBI: NEAL, Morgan 2 ; STAFFORD, Tori 2 ; SPELL, Rylie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HOLLINGSWORTH, Julia 1 ; NEAL, Morgan 1 ; ESTOCADO, Shelby 1 ; SPELL, Rylie 1 ; WHITTEN, Mikayla 1
Game Leaders
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Players Mentioned
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