Gameday: Softball Heads To Campbell Tuesday For Non-Conference Clash

Game 37: at Campbell
Schedule	April 3 \\\ 6:00 p.m. \\\ Live Stats \\\ ESPN3 \\\ Big South Network Stream
Location	Buies Creek, N.C. (Amanda Littlejohn Stadium)
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – The ECU softball team steps out of conference play Tuesday, taking on in-state opponent Campbell at 6 p.m. at Amanda Littlejohn Stadium in Buies Creek.

The Pirates went 0-3 at Tulsa over the weekend and will look for its first victory since defeating Houston March 23 in Greenville on a walkoff home run. ECU enters the non-conference clash with a 15-21 overall record.

Freshman outfielder Tyler King leads the Pirate offense with a .311 batting average on the strength of 37 hits while also pacing the squad in runs scored (19). Redshirt sophomore infielder Tate McClellan is close behind, hitting .287 with eight doubles and eight home runs. ECU is batting .233 as a team and third in the American Athletic Conference in home runs (27).

In the circle, the Pirates own a 3.50 team earned run average as the unit has struck out 139 batters against 119 walks. Freshman RHP Erin Poepping has thrown a team-high 107.2 innings and has compiled a 3.38 ERA with 64 strikeouts and 31 walks. Opposing batters are hitting .270 off of ECU pitching this season.

About Campbell
Campbell is 15-19 overall after dropping two of three games at Longwood over the weekend. The Camels are hitting .242 collectively, paced by Rachel McCollum's .383 batting average, 10 doubles and 13 home runs. She is slugging .841 to go along with a .451 on base percentage. In terms of pitching, Campbell sports a 4.37 team ERA with 112 strikeouts and 129 walks. Opposing batters are hitting .259 off of the Camels this season. Megan Richards has tossed a team-high 92.1 innings and is 10-7 with a 3.34 ERA, 66 strikeouts and 72 walks.

Last Meeting
With ECU trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning, senior outfielder Ali Ramirez clubbed a two-run home run over the right field fence to propel the Pirates to a 6-5 non-conference victory over Campbell March 21, 2017 at the ECU Softball Stadium.

Then sophomore RHP Mary Williams tossed the final four innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Senior RHP Lydia Ritchie pitched the first three innings, surrendering two runs on just one hit. The top of the ECU lineup certainly did its job in the contest as senior outfielders Ciara Ervin and Kacie Oshiro, as well as junior infielder Meredith Burroughs, combined to go 5-for-12 with two runs scored and two RBI.

The Series
ECU leads Campbell 36-11 in the all-time series, including a 12-6 mark in Buies Creek. The Pirates have won 16 of the last 19 meetings and three of the last five on the road.

Up Next: ECU hosts American Conference foe Memphis for a three-game series April 6-8.

Gameday: Softball Heads To Campbell Tuesday For Non-Conference Clash

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Players Mentioned

Meredith Burroughs

Ciara Ervin

Tyler King

Tate McClellan

Kacie Oshiro

Erin Poepping

Ali Ramirez

Lydia Ritchie

Mary Williams

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