Friday, April 19
Greenville, N.C.
5:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
vs
South Florida
Pirates Set To Battle South Florida At Home
April 18, 2024 | Softball
| Games 46-48: South Florida | |
| Date | Location | Apr. 19-21, 2024 | Greenville, N.C. |
| Coverage | Apr. 19 (5 p.m.): Watch | Live Stats Apr. 20 (2 p.m.): Watch | Live Stats Apr. 21 (11 a.m.): Watch | Live Stats |
| Venue | Max R. Joyner Family Stadium |
| Statistics | East Carolina | South Florida | The American |
| Game Notes | East Carolina | South Florida |
| Social Media |  @ecu_softball (Twitter) \\\ Instagram \\\ #WeBelieve |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina returns to the friendly confines of Max R. Joyner Family Stadium this weekend when the Pirates welcome South Florida to town for a three-game AAC series beginning on Friday at 5 p.m.
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Friday and Sunday's games will be streamed via ESPN+ with Patrick Johnson (play-by-play) and Courtney Layton (analyst) on the call while Saturday's contest will be streamed via ECUPirates.com. Admission is free for fans all weekend.
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Emma Jackson leads the Pirates at the plate, batting .424 (2nd in AAC) and tallying 64 hits (1st in AAC/t-5th in NCAA) along with 22 doubles (1st in AAC/1st in NCAA) and 44 RBI (1st in AAC). Jackson was named the 14th best outfielder in the country by Softball America for the month of April and is closing in on tying the single-season doubles program record of 26 set by Kate Manuse in 2004.
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In addition to Jackson, the Pirates have four other starters who are batting .350 or higher in Morgan Johnson (.388), Taylor Woodring (.361), Anna Sawyer (.351) and Kanisha Anderson (.352). Taylor Apple leads ECU in the circle with a 2.56 ERA and 92 strikeouts (3rd in AAC) to go along with seven complete games while Addy Bullis sports a 2.94 ERA with 47 strikeouts.
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Last Time Out
ECU is coming off a heartbreaking 5-4 loss at UNCW on Wednesday as the Pirates rallied from a two-run deficit in the top of the seventh only to see the Seahawks win the game on a Pirate error in the bottom of the seventh. ECU was 2-of-13 with runners in scoring position and left 10 runners on base for the evening.
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Scouting the Bulls
South Florida comes into the series on a two-game winning streak and winners of three of its last four games including a road upset of then-No.9 Florida, 7-4. The Bulls are led at the plate by Alanah Rivera's .352 batting average and 26 RBI while Camille Martinez leads the team in home runs with three. South Florida possesses a stout pitching staff with an overall ERA of 2.46, headlined by Payton Dixon's 1.73 ERA (1st in AAC) and 125 strikeouts (1st in AAC). Belle Sardja earned AAC Pitcher of the Week honors after holding Wichita State scoreless in 10.2 innings of work over the course of their weekend series.
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Series History
South Florida leads the all-time series 35-12 and have taken the last eight meetings in the series. The last time the Pirates defeated the Bulls was on May 2, 2021, as ECU prevailed 1-0 in eight innings on the road.
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Up Next
Following its three-game slate with South Florida, the Pirates will go on the road to face North Carolina on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina returns to the friendly confines of Max R. Joyner Family Stadium this weekend when the Pirates welcome South Florida to town for a three-game AAC series beginning on Friday at 5 p.m.
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Friday and Sunday's games will be streamed via ESPN+ with Patrick Johnson (play-by-play) and Courtney Layton (analyst) on the call while Saturday's contest will be streamed via ECUPirates.com. Admission is free for fans all weekend.
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Emma Jackson leads the Pirates at the plate, batting .424 (2nd in AAC) and tallying 64 hits (1st in AAC/t-5th in NCAA) along with 22 doubles (1st in AAC/1st in NCAA) and 44 RBI (1st in AAC). Jackson was named the 14th best outfielder in the country by Softball America for the month of April and is closing in on tying the single-season doubles program record of 26 set by Kate Manuse in 2004.
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In addition to Jackson, the Pirates have four other starters who are batting .350 or higher in Morgan Johnson (.388), Taylor Woodring (.361), Anna Sawyer (.351) and Kanisha Anderson (.352). Taylor Apple leads ECU in the circle with a 2.56 ERA and 92 strikeouts (3rd in AAC) to go along with seven complete games while Addy Bullis sports a 2.94 ERA with 47 strikeouts.
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Last Time Out
ECU is coming off a heartbreaking 5-4 loss at UNCW on Wednesday as the Pirates rallied from a two-run deficit in the top of the seventh only to see the Seahawks win the game on a Pirate error in the bottom of the seventh. ECU was 2-of-13 with runners in scoring position and left 10 runners on base for the evening.
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Scouting the Bulls
South Florida comes into the series on a two-game winning streak and winners of three of its last four games including a road upset of then-No.9 Florida, 7-4. The Bulls are led at the plate by Alanah Rivera's .352 batting average and 26 RBI while Camille Martinez leads the team in home runs with three. South Florida possesses a stout pitching staff with an overall ERA of 2.46, headlined by Payton Dixon's 1.73 ERA (1st in AAC) and 125 strikeouts (1st in AAC). Belle Sardja earned AAC Pitcher of the Week honors after holding Wichita State scoreless in 10.2 innings of work over the course of their weekend series.
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Series History
South Florida leads the all-time series 35-12 and have taken the last eight meetings in the series. The last time the Pirates defeated the Bulls was on May 2, 2021, as ECU prevailed 1-0 in eight innings on the road.
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Up Next
Following its three-game slate with South Florida, the Pirates will go on the road to face North Carolina on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
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