East Carolina University
20-9
Presbyterian
19-8
Pirates Hold Off Presbyterian In Jolly Roger Invite Finale
March 19, 2023 | Softball
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Bailee Wilson and Logan Sutton each homered to propel the Pirates (20-9) to an early seven-run lead before withstanding a furious two-inning rally from the Blue Hose (19-8) to tie last season's win total of 20.
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After an early Blue Hose run, ECU's offense caught fire as Taudrea Sinnie and Taylor Edwards each scored and drove in runs to give the Pirates a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Wilson would drive one to left field to extend the Pirates' lead to 5-1 and Sutton would cap the scoring binge with a two-run shot to put ECU up 8-1 in the bottom of the fifth.
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Morgan Hess would record a two-run homer herself in the top of the sixth to keep Presbyterian alive and Hess would strike again with a three-run shot to pull the Blue Hose within one run at 9-8. Jordan Hatch would fly out the next batter to thwart the comeback attempt and clinch the win.
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Addy Bullis (11-3) struck out four batters in five innings while Jenna Greene (8-5) allowed four earned runs for the loss.
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Up Next
The Pirates hit the road for a midweek clash at UNC Wilmington on Wednesday at 5 p.m. on FloSoftball ($).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bullis, Addy (11-3)
L: GREENE, Jenna (8-5)
Batting:
2B: HANSON, Ciara 1 ; FLETCHER, Mallory 1
HR: HESS, Morgan 2
RBI: JOHNSON, Layna 1 ; FREEMAN, Lath 1 ; OWENS, Kendall 1 ; HESS, Morgan 5
SH: TUCKER, Kaitlyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JOHNSON, Layna 2 ; FREEMAN, Lath 1 ; FARTHING, Morgan 1 ; RHUE, Kennedy 1 ; HESS, Morgan 2 ; DECUIR, Gracie 1
Batting:
2B: Sinnie, Taudrea 1 ; Edwards, Taylor 1 ; Sawyer, Anna 1 ; Kila, Mackenzie 1
HR: Wilson, Bailee 1 ; Sutton, Logan 1
RBI: Sinnie, Taudrea 1 ; Edwards, Taylor 1 ; Alonso, Jocelyn 1 ; Wilson, Bailee 1 ; Sutton, Logan 2
SH: Kila, Mackenzie 1
SF: Alonso, Jocelyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sinnie, Taudrea 2 ; Edwards, Taylor 2 ; Wilson, Bailee 2 ; Chamberlain, Jayci 1 ; Kila, Mackenzie 1 ; Sutton, Logan 1
SB: Sinnie, Taudrea 1 ; Wilson, Bailee 1 ; Kila, Mackenzie 1
HBP: Edwards, Taylor 1 ; Kila, Mackenzie 1
