
Elon Edges East Carolina, 1-0
March 06, 2022 | Softball
ELON, N.C. – Taylor Cherry tossed a perfect game Sunday afternoon to lift Elon past East Carolina 1-0 in the finale of the Cardinal Invitational at Hunt Softball Park.
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The Pirates dropped to 8-10 while the Phoenix improved to 12-6.
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Cherry (3-2) struck out 10 batters and threw 86 total pitches – 54 for strikes. Madisyn Davis (3-1) turned in a solid complete-game effort as well, allowing just one run on seven hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
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Elon scored the only run of the contest in the bottom of the first off of a Gabi Schaal sacrifice fly. The Phoenix threatened a few more times in the second and third innings, but Davis was up to the task as Elon ended up stranding six runners on base.
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Up Next: East Carolina starts a seven-game homestand Wednesday, March 9, when its hosts North Carolina at 5 p.m.
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The Pirates dropped to 8-10 while the Phoenix improved to 12-6.
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Cherry (3-2) struck out 10 batters and threw 86 total pitches – 54 for strikes. Madisyn Davis (3-1) turned in a solid complete-game effort as well, allowing just one run on seven hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
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Elon scored the only run of the contest in the bottom of the first off of a Gabi Schaal sacrifice fly. The Phoenix threatened a few more times in the second and third innings, but Davis was up to the task as Elon ended up stranding six runners on base.
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Up Next: East Carolina starts a seven-game homestand Wednesday, March 9, when its hosts North Carolina at 5 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cherry, Taylor (3-2)
L: Davis, Madisyn (3-1)

Batting:
RBI: Schaal, Gabi 1
SH: Menscer, Drew 1
SF: Schaal, Gabi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Menscer, Drew 1
SB: Menscer, Drew 1 ; Murray, Rebecca 1
HBP: Goldwait, K. 1 ; Davis, Carley 1
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