Pirates Sweep Second Day Of Pirate Invitational

Saturday, February 24

Greenville, N.C.

12:00 p.m.

East Carolina University

Rider

February 24, 2024 | Softball

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GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina softball team continued its strong play to start the season, improving to 14-1 after run-ruling Rider 9-1 and shutting out Towson 6-0 on the second day of the Pirate Invitational at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium on Saturday.

Game One: East Carolina 9, Rider 1 (Five Innings)

Logan Sutton would hit an RBI single to push East Carolina to a 9-1 win in five innings over Rider on the second day of the Pirate Invitational at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.

The Pirates would get on the scoreboard first in the second inning after Mary-Kathryn Scott hit a single and advanced to second on a Rider throwing error, later scoring on an Emma Jackson RBI single.

After retiring the Broncs' batters in quick fashion in the top of the third inning, ECU would create some distance with three hits and four runs in the bottom of the third to take a 5-0 lead going into the fourth inning.

ECU would look to have the run-rule win sealed going in the top of the fifth inning, but Rider would tack on a run to extend the game. Anna Sawyer would hit a double in the bottom of the fifth and Sutton would power a single to center field to bring Sawyer home for the win.

Taylor Apple (4-0) earned the win with seven strikeouts and no earned runs allowed in four innings of work.

Game Two: East Carolina 6, Towson 0

Four Pirates would tally two hits as East Carolina shutout Towson 6-0 in its second game on Saturday in the Pirate Invitational.

ECU would jump on the Tigers early, plating two runs in the first two innings before blowing the game open in the sixth inning with four runs sparked by a two RBI triple from Emma Jackson.

Addy Bullis (4-0) earned the win with four strikeouts and only allowed two hits.

Up Next
The Pirates wrap up the Pirate Invitational with a doubleheader against N.C. Central tomorrow at 1 p.m.