Pirates Drop Series Finale To North Texas, 7-4

Sunday, March 10

Denton, Texas

1:00 p.m.

East Carolina University

21-5, 0

North Texas

12-11, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
East Carolina	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	4	8	0
North Texas	0	0	0	3	4	0	X	7	6	0

March 10, 2024 | Softball

Box Score

Denton, Texas – Emma Jackson went 3-of-4 at the plate including two RBI and two doubles to go along with a home run but East Carolina dropped the series finale to North Texas 7-4 on Sunday afternoon at Lovelace Stadium.

The Pirates (21-5, 0-3 AAC) had their best offensive showing of the series with eight hits and seven runs but surrendered six hits including two home runs at inopportune moments.

After leaving a runner on in each of the first two innings, the Pirates would score their first run of the weekend after Jackson scored on a wild pitch to give ECU a 1-0 lead.

The Mean Green would regain momentum in the bottom of the fourth as Molly Rainey hit a three-run shot to right field to put North Texas ahead 3-1 going into the fifth inning.

ECU would quickly answer as Taylor Woodring hit a single and Jackson would follow up with a home run to right field of her own to tie the game at 3-3. Morgan Johnson would hit a double and Annie Kate Dalton would tally an RBI single to score Johnson, giving the Pirates a 4-3 lead.

North Texas would waste little time regaining the lead as the Mean Green would load the bases and Mikayla Smith would hit a grand slam to break the game open and give the Mean Green a 7-4 lead in the bottom of the fifth.

ECU would have a chance to cut into the three-run deficit with two runners on base, but the Pirates would line into a double play to end in the top of the sixth and never threatened the rest of the way.

Jordan Hatch (9-4) gave up the go-ahead three runs in the fifth inning for the loss.

Up Next
East Carolina returns home next weekend to face Wichita State starting on Friday, Mar. 15 at 5 p.m. on ESPN+.