Thursday, March 16
Greenville, N.C.
5:00 P.M.
East Carolina University
vs
Notre Dame
Pirates Face Notre Dame To Begin Four-Day Homestand
March 15, 2023 | Softball
| Games 26-30: Notre Dame and Jolly Roger Invite | |
| Coverage | Mar. 16 vs. Notre Dame at 5 p.m. \\\ Watch \\\ Live Stats Mar. 17 vs. Cleveland State at 2:30 p.m. \\\ Watch \\\ Live Stats Mar. 17 vs. Ohio State at 5 p.m. \\\ Watch \\\ Live Stats Mar. 18 vs. Ohio State at 3 p.m. \\\ Watch \\\ Live Stats Mar. 19 vs. Presbyterian at 2 p.m. \\\ Watch \\\ Live Stats |
| Venue | Max R. Joyner Family Stadium (1,000) |
| Statistics | East Carolina | Notre Dame | Ohio State | Cleveland State | Presbyterian |
| Social Media |  @ecu_softball (Twitter) \\\ Instagram \\\ #WeBelieve |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina softball team is set to begin a four-day homestand beginning on Thursday evening when the Pirates welcome Notre Dame to Max R. Joyner Family Stadium. First pitch is at 5 p.m. and the game will be streamed via ESPN+ with Evan Budrovich and Brittany Hoyt on the call.
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The Pirates (18-6) are off to their best start to a season since 2011 and will begin their fourth and final home tournament in the Jolly Roger Invite on Friday as ECU plays Cleveland State at 2:30 p.m. and faces Ohio State at 5 p.m. Both games will be on ESPN+ and ECU will also face Presbyterian during the weekend.
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ECU is coming off a 2-1 weekend in the Purple-Gold Invitational that saw the Pirates defeat UMass 8-1 before getting tripped up by the Minutewomen 4-3 and rebounding to beat Norfolk State 7-5. ECU recorded 20 hits in their two wins compared to just six hits in the loss.Â
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Notre Dame History
Notre Dame leads the series with East Carolina 5-0 and the Fighting Irish defeated the Pirates 5-0 in the teams' last meeting on Mar. 10, 2019.
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Ohio State History
Friday's meeting will be the first time that the Pirates and Buckeyes will have met.
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Cleveland State History
ECU leads the series with Cleveland State 3-0 and the Pirates outlasted the Vikings 9-8 in extra innings on Feb. 15, 2019.
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Presbyterian History
Sunday's meeting will be the first time that the Pirates and Blue Hose will clash.
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Up Next
The Pirates will hit the road for a midweek matchup with UNC Wilmington on Wednesday, Mar. 22 at 5 p.m. on FloSoftball.
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina softball team is set to begin a four-day homestand beginning on Thursday evening when the Pirates welcome Notre Dame to Max R. Joyner Family Stadium. First pitch is at 5 p.m. and the game will be streamed via ESPN+ with Evan Budrovich and Brittany Hoyt on the call.
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The Pirates (18-6) are off to their best start to a season since 2011 and will begin their fourth and final home tournament in the Jolly Roger Invite on Friday as ECU plays Cleveland State at 2:30 p.m. and faces Ohio State at 5 p.m. Both games will be on ESPN+ and ECU will also face Presbyterian during the weekend.
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ECU is coming off a 2-1 weekend in the Purple-Gold Invitational that saw the Pirates defeat UMass 8-1 before getting tripped up by the Minutewomen 4-3 and rebounding to beat Norfolk State 7-5. ECU recorded 20 hits in their two wins compared to just six hits in the loss.Â
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Notre Dame History
Notre Dame leads the series with East Carolina 5-0 and the Fighting Irish defeated the Pirates 5-0 in the teams' last meeting on Mar. 10, 2019.
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Ohio State History
Friday's meeting will be the first time that the Pirates and Buckeyes will have met.
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Cleveland State History
ECU leads the series with Cleveland State 3-0 and the Pirates outlasted the Vikings 9-8 in extra innings on Feb. 15, 2019.
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Presbyterian History
Sunday's meeting will be the first time that the Pirates and Blue Hose will clash.
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Up Next
The Pirates will hit the road for a midweek matchup with UNC Wilmington on Wednesday, Mar. 22 at 5 p.m. on FloSoftball.
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