Tuesday, April 22
Greenville, N.C.
5:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
25-23
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NC State
24-25
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NC State
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East Carolina
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Pirates Fall To NC State, 4-3
April 22, 2025 | Softball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Morgan Johnson hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning but it wasn't enough as East Carolina fell to NC State 4-3 on Tuesday evening at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.
Kendall Frost tossed five strikeouts in the circle for the Pirates (25-23, 10-11 AAC) who have dropped their fourth straight game.Â
Both teams struggled to find any offense through the first two and a half innings until the Pirates got two runners on in the bottom of the third to set up Johnson for the three-run blast.
NC State got on the board with a solo shot in the top of the fourth and the Wolfpack would go in front on a two-run shot in the top of the sixth inning.
Hailey Massaro hit a single in the top of the seventh and would advance to second base but with two outs the Pirates were unable to get the game-tying run across home plate.
Frost (10-14) gave up four hits and four runs in the loss while Jordan Hatch pitched two innings in relief.
Up Next
East Carolina travels to UAB for its final American Athletic Conference road series of the season beginning on Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Kendall Frost tossed five strikeouts in the circle for the Pirates (25-23, 10-11 AAC) who have dropped their fourth straight game.Â
Both teams struggled to find any offense through the first two and a half innings until the Pirates got two runners on in the bottom of the third to set up Johnson for the three-run blast.
NC State got on the board with a solo shot in the top of the fourth and the Wolfpack would go in front on a two-run shot in the top of the sixth inning.
Hailey Massaro hit a single in the top of the seventh and would advance to second base but with two outs the Pirates were unable to get the game-tying run across home plate.
Frost (10-14) gave up four hits and four runs in the loss while Jordan Hatch pitched two innings in relief.
Up Next
East Carolina travels to UAB for its final American Athletic Conference road series of the season beginning on Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: W. Gore (7-5)
L: Frost, Kendall (10-14)
S: C. Maxton (1)
Batting:
HR: K. Simmers 2
RBI: K. Simmers 3
Base Running:
RUNS: M. Tarpey 1 ; L. St. Jean 1 ; K. Simmers 2
HBP: T. Ensley 1
Batting:
HR: Johnson, Morgan 1
RBI: Johnson, Morgan 3
SH: Nichols, Trinity 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Kanisha 1 ; Jackson, Emma 1 ; Johnson, Morgan 1
SB: Anderson, Kanisha 2 ; Jackson, Emma 1
HBP: Sutton, Logan 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
3
2b/ss
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
ss/2b
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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