
Pirates Wrap Up Tiger Invitational With 11-2 Win Over Lafayette
March 02, 2025 | Softball
Clemson, S.C. – Morgan Johnson and Brooke Masingale both hit home runs as East Carolina run ruled Lafayette, 11-2, in five innings on Sunday morning in the Tiger Invitational at McWhorter Stadium.
The Pirates improved to 11-7 on the young season with the win.
ECU wasted no time in getting the scoring started as Johnson hit a two RBI homer to put the Pirates in front 2-0 and ECU added another run on after a Lafayette error to go into the second inning ahead 3-0.
Kanisha Anderson hit a triple in the bottom of the second as the Pirates started to pull away, scoring six runs, to extend their lead to 9-0.
Lafayette finally scored two runs in the top of the third but the Pirates kept adding to the scoreboard as well as Masingale's first career home run made it a 10-2 game. Hannah Evans hit an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth to make it 11-2 and ECU forced three of Lafayette's final four batters into outs to end the game.
Ava Fisher (1-0) picked up her first career win, tossing two strikeouts in two innings of work.
Up Next
East Carolina hosts Michigan on Wednesday at 5 p.m. on ESPN+.
The Pirates improved to 11-7 on the young season with the win.
ECU wasted no time in getting the scoring started as Johnson hit a two RBI homer to put the Pirates in front 2-0 and ECU added another run on after a Lafayette error to go into the second inning ahead 3-0.
Kanisha Anderson hit a triple in the bottom of the second as the Pirates started to pull away, scoring six runs, to extend their lead to 9-0.
Lafayette finally scored two runs in the top of the third but the Pirates kept adding to the scoreboard as well as Masingale's first career home run made it a 10-2 game. Hannah Evans hit an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth to make it 11-2 and ECU forced three of Lafayette's final four batters into outs to end the game.
Ava Fisher (1-0) picked up her first career win, tossing two strikeouts in two innings of work.
Up Next
East Carolina hosts Michigan on Wednesday at 5 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fisher, Ava (1-0)
L: Alvarez, S. (0-6)
Batting:
2B: Dillon, R. 1
RBI: O'Neill, MG 1 ; Ahlborn, E. 1
SH: Hall, C. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: O'Neill, MG 1 ; Rosner, D. 1

Batting:
2B: Jackson, Emma 1
3B: Anderson, Kanisha 1
HR: Johnson, Morgan 1 ; Masingale, Brooke 1
RBI: Evans, Hannah 1 ; Jackson, Emma 1 ; Johnson, Morgan 2 ; Dalton, Annie Kate 1 ; Masingale, Brooke 1 ; Sawyer, Anna 1 ; Fittante, Joie 2 ; Fowler, Gabby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Kanisha 1 ; Jackson, Emma 2 ; Johnson, Morgan 2 ; Dalton, Annie Kate 1 ; Masingale, Brooke 2 ; Sawyer, Anna 1 ; Scott, Mary-Kathryn 1 ; Fittante, Joie 1
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