
Pirates Shut Down At North Texas, 2-0
March 09, 2024 | Softball
Denton, Texas – The East Carolina softball team dropped its second straight game on Saturday evening as the Pirates fell to North Texas 2-0 at Lovelace Stadium.
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It was another tough game at the plate for the Pirates (21-4, 0-2 AAC), who were shut out for the second consecutive game. Emma Jackson, Anna Sawyer and Morgan Johnson each tallied a hit in the loss.
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North Texas plated its two runs in the bottom of the third, the first on an RBI single from Jodie Epperson and then scoring its second on a sacrifice fly from Kailey Gamble to score Epperson.
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Addy Bullis (6-1) took her first loss in the circle this season, giving up three hits and two earned runs. Skylar Savage (2-4) tossed six strikeouts and gave up three hits as it was the second straight game that a Mean Green pitcher had a complete game shutout.
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Up Next
ECU will face North Texas tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+ to conclude the series.
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It was another tough game at the plate for the Pirates (21-4, 0-2 AAC), who were shut out for the second consecutive game. Emma Jackson, Anna Sawyer and Morgan Johnson each tallied a hit in the loss.
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North Texas plated its two runs in the bottom of the third, the first on an RBI single from Jodie Epperson and then scoring its second on a sacrifice fly from Kailey Gamble to score Epperson.
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Addy Bullis (6-1) took her first loss in the circle this season, giving up three hits and two earned runs. Skylar Savage (2-4) tossed six strikeouts and gave up three hits as it was the second straight game that a Mean Green pitcher had a complete game shutout.
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Up Next
ECU will face North Texas tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+ to conclude the series.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Skylar Savage (2-4)
L: Bullis, Addy (6-1)

Batting:
2B: Mikayla Smith 1
RBI: Jodie Epperson 1 ; Kailey Gamble 1
SH: Kat Ibarra 1
SF: Kailey Gamble 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jodie Epperson 1 ; Cierra Simon 1
CS: Emma Grahmann 1
HBP: Mikayla Smith 1
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