Pirates Tangle With Spartans In Greensboro

Game 36: at UNC Greensboro
Game Information	April 21: at UNCG \\\ 5:00 p.m. \\\ Live Stats \\\ Watch
Venue	UNCG Softball Stadium (500)
Statistics	East Carolina \| UNC Greensboro
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina plays its final non-conference game of the season Wednesday afternoon, traveling to Greensboro to face UNCG. The Pirates and Spartans meet for the first time since 2010.

The contest is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start and will be streamed live via ESPN+.

ECU (11-24) dropped three of four to Houston in an American Athletic Conference road series last weekend. The Pirates managed to pick up an 11-5 victory in game three, rallying for the win with a six-run fourth inning.

Rachel McCollum leads East Carolina in batting average (.361), hits (39), doubles (8) and total bases (56). Kama Woodall has anchored the pitching staff to the tune of a 6-13 record, 4.14 earned run average, nine complete games and 77 strikeouts in 130.1 innings of work.

UNCG (21-14) most recently swept Southern Conference foe Chattanooga on the road in a three-game series, downing the Mocs by scores of 6-3, 8-6 and 10-5. The Spartans are tied with Furman for second place in the league standings. Greenville, N.C. native Makenna Matthijs was tabbed the SoCon Player of the Week, slashing .471/.500/.882 over her four appearances. She went 3-for-4 in an 11-4 midweek loss to Charlotte.

13 contests remain before the AAC Tournament in Tulsa. After Wednesday's affair, East Carolina hosts Tulsa before traveling to South Florida and wrapping up the regular season with a home series against Memphis.

The UNC Greensboro Series
• East Carolina leads the series with UNCG, 26-12
• The Pirates are 9-7 against the Spartans in Greensboro.
• The teams last met during the 2010 season when ECU swept a doubleheader at the UNCG Softball Stadium.
• Wednesday's game will mark the first for head coach Courtney Oliver against the Spartans.

Up Next: East Carolina hosts Tulsa in a four-game American Athletic Conference series April 23-25 at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.

Players Mentioned

Rachel McCollum

Kama Woodall

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