Friday, March 10
Greenville, N.C.
8:00 P.M.
East Carolina University
17-5
8
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1
Massachusetts
5-10
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6
7
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H
E
UMass
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1
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East Carolina
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6
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Pirates Pull Away Late To Defeat UMass, 8-1
March 10, 2023 | Softball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Taudrea Sinnie went 2-for-2 at the plate and Taylor Edwards hit a key three-run homerun to help East Carolina pull away and defeat UMass 8-1 in the opening game of the Purple-Gold Invitational on Friday evening inside Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.
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The Pirates (17-5) were locked in a 1-1 tie through the first three innings but triples from Jocelyn Alonso and Bailee Wilson pushed the Pirates ahead 2-1 going into the fifth inning. UMass (5-10) picked up its lone run after a runner scored an unearned run due to a Pirate passed ball.
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After keeping UMass from knotting the game in the top of the fifth, ECU would extend its lead to 5-1 after Edwards' crushed a three-run homer to left field and the Pirates would tack on three more runs to head into the sixth inning with an 8-1 lead and would cruise to the win.
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Addy Bullis (10-1) earned the win in the circle with six strikeouts and no earned runs while Julianne Bolton (2-5) gave up six earned runs in four innings for the loss.Â
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Up Next
East Carolina will face UMass again tomorrow at noon on ESPN+ and will take on Norfolk State for the first time at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
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The Pirates (17-5) were locked in a 1-1 tie through the first three innings but triples from Jocelyn Alonso and Bailee Wilson pushed the Pirates ahead 2-1 going into the fifth inning. UMass (5-10) picked up its lone run after a runner scored an unearned run due to a Pirate passed ball.
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After keeping UMass from knotting the game in the top of the fifth, ECU would extend its lead to 5-1 after Edwards' crushed a three-run homer to left field and the Pirates would tack on three more runs to head into the sixth inning with an 8-1 lead and would cruise to the win.
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Addy Bullis (10-1) earned the win in the circle with six strikeouts and no earned runs while Julianne Bolton (2-5) gave up six earned runs in four innings for the loss.Â
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Up Next
East Carolina will face UMass again tomorrow at noon on ESPN+ and will take on Norfolk State for the first time at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bullis, Addy (10-1)
L: Bolton, Julianne (2-5)
Batting:
2B: Whelan, Emily 1
RBI: Pantoja, Bella 1
SF: Pantoja, Bella 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Whelan, Emily 1
Batting:
2B: Edwards, Taylor 1 ; Sawyer, Anna 1
3B: Alonso, Jocelyn 1 ; Wilson, Bailee 1
HR: Edwards, Taylor 1
RBI: Edwards, Taylor 4 ; Sutton, Logan 1 ; Wilson, Bailee 1 ; Kila, Mackenzie 2
SH: Sinnie, Taudrea 1 ; Alonso, Jocelyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sinnie, Taudrea 2 ; Edwards, Taylor 1 ; Sawyer, Anna 1 ; Fittante, Joie 1 ; Alonso, Jocelyn 1 ; Sutton, Logan 1 ; Kila, Mackenzie 1
HBP: Fittante, Joie 1 ; Wools, Sophie 1
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
4
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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