Pirates Fall At NC State, 11-5

Tuesday, March 11

Raleigh, N.C.

6:00 p.m.

East Carolina University

15-8

NC State

16-10

East Carolina

NC State

March 11, 2025 | Softball

Box Score

Raleigh, N.C. – The East Carolina softball team saw its five-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday evening as the Pirates fell, 11-5, to NC State at Dail Softball Stadium.

Kanisha Anderson led ECU (15-8, 3-0 AAC) at the plate with three hits and Emma Jackson hit a two-run homer in the losing effort for the Pirates.

NC State jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning before the Pirates got on the board in the top of the second on an RBI double from Chloe Gejier. After the Wolfpack added a run in the bottom of the second, Jackson pulled ECU within a run on her two-run blast in the top of the third.

The Pirates would tie the game at 5-5 on Annie Kate Dalton's RBI double and Anna Sawyer's RBI single in the top of the fifth. NC State would hit two home runs in the bottom of the fifth, including a three-run homer, to put the Wolfpack ahead 9-5 and take the momentum back for the win.

Taylor Apple (6-3) gave up six earned runs in the loss while Kendall Frost got the start and tossed three strikeouts.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Carly Maxton (6-2)

L: Apple, Taylor (6-3)

East Carolina

Batting:

2B: Dalton, Annie Kate 1 ; Sutton, Logan 1 ; Geijer, Chloe 1

3B: Anderson, Kanisha 1

HR: Jackson, Emma 1

RBI: Jackson, Emma 2 ; Dalton, Annie Kate 1 ; Sawyer, Anna 1 ; Geijer, Chloe 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Anderson, Kanisha 2 ; Jackson, Emma 2 ; Sawyer, Anna 1

NC State

Batting:

2B: Teagan Thrunk 1 ; Hannah Goodwin 1 ; Tori Ensley 1

HR: Hannah Church 2 ; Hannah Goodwin 1

RBI: Teagan Thrunk 1 ; Hannah Church 3 ; Payden Bordeau 1 ; Taylor Ensley 1 ; Hannah Goodwin 3 ; Tori Ensley 1

SH: Bailey Edwards 1

SF: Payden Bordeau 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Michele Tarpey 1 ; Teagan Thrunk 2 ; Hannah Church 2 ; Kendall Simmers 1 ; Alaina Smith 1 ; Taylor Ensley 1 ; Hannah Goodwin 1 ; Gabi Wilson 1 ; Tori Ensley 1