Friday, May 6
Tulsa, Okla.
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Tulsa Downs East Carolina In Series Opener, 5-3
May 06, 2022 | Softball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina was unable to overcome host Tulsa in an American Athletic Conference series opener Friday night, falling 5-3 to the Golden Hurricane at the Collins Family Softball Complex.
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The Pirates drop to 20-33 overall and 2-14 in league play while Tulsa improves to 16-29-1 and 5-9-1. ECU can finish no higher than sixth in the league standings with the setback.
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East Carolina managed just four hits of which two were of the home run variety. The Golden Hurricane recorded eight hits as a trio of Tulsa batters tallied two base knocks apiece.
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Jordan Hatch (2-14) was tagged with the loss, surrendering four runs on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts in four innings of work. Samantha Pochop (11-14) was the winning pitcher in a complete-game effort as she allowed three runs on four hits with three walks and eight strikeouts.
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The Golden Hurricane struck first in the bottom of the third thanks to a Makayla Jackson solo home run. Tulsa extended its lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth with an Imani Edward three-run home run, but ECU cut the advantage to two with back-to-back long balls by Sydney Yoder and Sophie Wools in the top of the fifth.
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East Carolina made one last push in the top of the sixth, plating a run via an RBI single off the bat of Bailee Wilson that scored Gianna Edwards and made it a 4-3 contest. However, the Golden Hurricane plated a run in the bottom of the sixth to complete the scoring.
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Up Next: Tulsa and ECU continue the series Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.
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The Pirates drop to 20-33 overall and 2-14 in league play while Tulsa improves to 16-29-1 and 5-9-1. ECU can finish no higher than sixth in the league standings with the setback.
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East Carolina managed just four hits of which two were of the home run variety. The Golden Hurricane recorded eight hits as a trio of Tulsa batters tallied two base knocks apiece.
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Jordan Hatch (2-14) was tagged with the loss, surrendering four runs on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts in four innings of work. Samantha Pochop (11-14) was the winning pitcher in a complete-game effort as she allowed three runs on four hits with three walks and eight strikeouts.
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The Golden Hurricane struck first in the bottom of the third thanks to a Makayla Jackson solo home run. Tulsa extended its lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth with an Imani Edward three-run home run, but ECU cut the advantage to two with back-to-back long balls by Sydney Yoder and Sophie Wools in the top of the fifth.
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East Carolina made one last push in the top of the sixth, plating a run via an RBI single off the bat of Bailee Wilson that scored Gianna Edwards and made it a 4-3 contest. However, the Golden Hurricane plated a run in the bottom of the sixth to complete the scoring.
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Up Next: Tulsa and ECU continue the series Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: POCHOP, Samantha (11-14)
L: Hatch, Jordan (2-14)
Batting:
2B: Sinnie, Taudrea 1
HR: Yoder, Sydney 1 ; Wools, Sophie 1
RBI: Wilson, Bailee 1 ; Yoder, Sydney 1 ; Wools, Sophie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Edwards, Gianna 1 ; Yoder, Sydney 1 ; Wools, Sophie 1
HBP: Fittante, Joie 1
Batting:
HR: EDWARDS, Imani 1 ; JACKSON, Makayla 1
RBI: EDWARDS, Imani 3 ; WOOD, Celeste 1 ; JACKSON, Makayla 1
SH: EDWARDS, Imani 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JONES, Abby 1 ; BEARPAW, Kailyn 1 ; DAVIS, Callie 1 ; EDWARDS, Imani 1 ; JACKSON, Makayla 1
SB: EDWARDS, Imani 1
Game Leaders
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