Thursday, April 17
Greenville, N.C.
5:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
vs
Florida Atlantic
Pirates Set To Battle Florida Atlantic At Home This Weekend
April 16, 2025 | Softball
| Games 45-47: Florida Atlantic | |
| Coverage | Apr. 17 (5 p.m.) /// Watch | Live Stats Apr. 18 (5 p.m.) /// Watch | Live Stats Apr. 19 (Noon) /// Watch | Live Stats |
| Venue | Greenville, N.C. (Max R. Joyner Family Stadium) |
| Statistics | East Carolina | Florida Atlantic |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina continues its homestand as the Pirates host Florida Atlantic in a pivotal American Athletic Conference series at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.Â
The series gets underway on Thursday at 5 p.m., followed by a 5 p.m. contest on Friday and the series finale on Saturday at noon. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+ with Patrick Johnson (pxp) and Courtney Layton (analyst) on the call.
ECU is coming off a 6-0 victory over Campbell at home on Tuesday which saw the Pirates hit four home runs to blow the game open. Gabby Fowler led the way with a 3-for-3 performance with three RBI including two home runs while Anna Sawyer and Hailey Massaro each went yard in the bottom of the sixth for ECU. Taylor Apple went most of the way in the circle as Devin Long preserved the shutout in the top of the seventh.
The Pirates are led at the plate by Kanisha Anderson's .423 batting average (2nd in AAC) and the speedy sophomore leads the team with 19 multi-hit games this season. Emma Jackson, Morgan Johnson and Annie Kate Dalton combine for 36 of the Pirates' 58 home runs, which is first in the league. Taylor Apple (3.06 ERA, 102 Ks) and Kendall Frost (3.79 ERA, 86 Ks) are the two main arms in the circle for ECU. The Pirates have hit 58 home runs on the season which is tied for the second-most hit in a season with the 2007 team. The single season program record is 64 which was set in 2017. Jackson is four homers away from passing Isonette Polonius who hit 18 in 1999 for the most home runs hit in a single season.
Scouting the Owls
Florida Atlantic enters the series as the top team in the AAC standings and the Owls have been dominant all year on the road with a 9-2 mark away from FAU Softball Stadium. The Owls' offense is led by Bella Foran's league-best .467 batting average while Jesiana Mora is one of the league's top infielders with a .333 batting average and a 1.000 fielding percentage. Autumn Courtney (1.73 ERA, 47 Ks) and Ainsley Lambert (2.40 ERA) headline a stout FAU pitching staff.Â
Series History
The all-time series between the Pirates and Owls is tied at four and it will be the first time Florida Atlantic has played at Max R. Joyner. Last season's series featured two extra inning contests but the Pirates dropped two of the three to lose the series.
Up Next
East Carolina hosts NC State on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina continues its homestand as the Pirates host Florida Atlantic in a pivotal American Athletic Conference series at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.Â
The series gets underway on Thursday at 5 p.m., followed by a 5 p.m. contest on Friday and the series finale on Saturday at noon. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+ with Patrick Johnson (pxp) and Courtney Layton (analyst) on the call.
ECU is coming off a 6-0 victory over Campbell at home on Tuesday which saw the Pirates hit four home runs to blow the game open. Gabby Fowler led the way with a 3-for-3 performance with three RBI including two home runs while Anna Sawyer and Hailey Massaro each went yard in the bottom of the sixth for ECU. Taylor Apple went most of the way in the circle as Devin Long preserved the shutout in the top of the seventh.
The Pirates are led at the plate by Kanisha Anderson's .423 batting average (2nd in AAC) and the speedy sophomore leads the team with 19 multi-hit games this season. Emma Jackson, Morgan Johnson and Annie Kate Dalton combine for 36 of the Pirates' 58 home runs, which is first in the league. Taylor Apple (3.06 ERA, 102 Ks) and Kendall Frost (3.79 ERA, 86 Ks) are the two main arms in the circle for ECU. The Pirates have hit 58 home runs on the season which is tied for the second-most hit in a season with the 2007 team. The single season program record is 64 which was set in 2017. Jackson is four homers away from passing Isonette Polonius who hit 18 in 1999 for the most home runs hit in a single season.
Scouting the Owls
Florida Atlantic enters the series as the top team in the AAC standings and the Owls have been dominant all year on the road with a 9-2 mark away from FAU Softball Stadium. The Owls' offense is led by Bella Foran's league-best .467 batting average while Jesiana Mora is one of the league's top infielders with a .333 batting average and a 1.000 fielding percentage. Autumn Courtney (1.73 ERA, 47 Ks) and Ainsley Lambert (2.40 ERA) headline a stout FAU pitching staff.Â
Series History
The all-time series between the Pirates and Owls is tied at four and it will be the first time Florida Atlantic has played at Max R. Joyner. Last season's series featured two extra inning contests but the Pirates dropped two of the three to lose the series.
Up Next
East Carolina hosts NC State on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
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