Tuesday, March 17
Greenville, N.C.
5:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
20-10
10
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Elon
9-18
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
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HitsH
ErrorsE
Elon
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
East Carolina
2
0
5
3
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10
10
1
Pirates Defeat Elon In Five Innings, 10-1
March 17, 2026 | Softball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina softball team won its third straight game with a 10-1 win in five innings over Elon on Tuesday evening at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.
Anna Sawyer led ECU (20-10, 4-2 American) with two hits and two RBI while Kanisha Anderson, Trinity Nichols and Macey Ciamillo each had two hits as well.
Elon drew back-to-back walks in the top of the first and scored on a Pirate error, but ECU's defense rebounded with back-to-back putouts to go to the bottom of the inning.
The Pirates quickly loaded the bases and went back in front 2-1 on Gabby Fowler's sacrifice fly and Nichols' RBI on a fielder's choice.
After both teams went scoreless in the second inning, ECU scored five runs in the bottom of the third to blow the game open and take a 7-1 lead.
Lillian Martineau and Michaela Weber both batted in runs in the bottom of the fourth to give the Pirates a 9-1 lead and Sawyer's sacrifice fly extended the lead to 10-1.
Abby Huhn forced two Elon batters into ground outs and ECU's infield got the Phoenix's advancing runner at second to end the game.
Julia Apostolakos (10-4) picked up the win in two innings while Taylor Apple also threw two innings of relief.
Up Next
East Carolina resumes conference play, visiting Memphis this weekend starting Friday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Anna Sawyer led ECU (20-10, 4-2 American) with two hits and two RBI while Kanisha Anderson, Trinity Nichols and Macey Ciamillo each had two hits as well.
Elon drew back-to-back walks in the top of the first and scored on a Pirate error, but ECU's defense rebounded with back-to-back putouts to go to the bottom of the inning.
The Pirates quickly loaded the bases and went back in front 2-1 on Gabby Fowler's sacrifice fly and Nichols' RBI on a fielder's choice.
After both teams went scoreless in the second inning, ECU scored five runs in the bottom of the third to blow the game open and take a 7-1 lead.
Lillian Martineau and Michaela Weber both batted in runs in the bottom of the fourth to give the Pirates a 9-1 lead and Sawyer's sacrifice fly extended the lead to 10-1.
Abby Huhn forced two Elon batters into ground outs and ECU's infield got the Phoenix's advancing runner at second to end the game.
Julia Apostolakos (10-4) picked up the win in two innings while Taylor Apple also threw two innings of relief.
Up Next
East Carolina resumes conference play, visiting Memphis this weekend starting Friday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Apostolakos, Julia (10-4)
L: Leonard, Kyra (0-2)
Base Running:
RUNS: Wyrick, Lani 1
SB: Wyrick, Lani 1
CS: Swart, Payton 1
Batting:
2B: Fowler, Gabby 1 ; Ciamillo, Macey 1
RBI: Nichols, Trinity 1 ; Weber, Michaela 1 ; Anderson, Kanisha 1 ; Fowler, Gabby 1 ; Sawyer, Anna 2 ; Ciamillo, Macey 1 ; Martineau, Lillian 1 ; Morgan, Alexis 1
SH: Geijer, Chloe 1
SF: Fowler, Gabby 1 ; Sawyer, Anna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nichols, Trinity 2 ; Geijer, Chloe 2 ; Anderson, Kanisha 1 ; Sawyer, Anna 1 ; Ciamillo, Macey 2 ; Manos, Kendall 1 ; Morgan, Alexis 1
SB: Nichols, Trinity 1
CS: Morgan, Alexis 1
HBP: Ciamillo, Macey 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
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R
1
H
2
RBI
2
2b/ss
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
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