Thursday, May 7
Greenville, N.C.
2:30 p.m.
East Carolina University
vs
North Texas
Third-Seeded Pirates Set To Face Six-Seed North Texas In Quarterfinals Of American Softball Championship Thursday
May 06, 2026 | Softball
| Game 57: North Texas (28-27, 14-13 American) at East Carolina (32-24, 16-11 American) | |
| Coverage | May 7 (2:30 p.m.) /// Watch | Live Stats |
| Venue | Max R. Joyner Family Stadium | Greenville, N.C. |
| Statistics | East Carolina | North Texas |
| Championship Info | Championship Central |
| Social Media |  @ecu_softball (Twitter) \\\ Instagram \\\ #WeBelieve |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina is set to host and compete in the American Conference Softball Championship at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium as the Pirates will take on sixth-seeded North Texas in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.Â
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Evan Budrovich (play-by-play) and Maria Trivelpiece (analyst) on the call with Savanna Collins (sideline) reporting from the dugouts.
American Conference First Team member Kanisha Anderson leads ECU at the plate with a .373 batting average and 69 hits, which ranks second in the American. Gabby Fowler (.260) and Anna Sawyer (.315) are the team's top power threats with five home runs each while Trinity Nichols (.308) and Macey Ciamillo (.304) provide secondary offense. Sawyer currently ranks top 10 in program history with 193 career hits and is top five in school history with 40 career doubles. American Conference Second Team member Julia Apostolakos (2.94 ERA, 118 Ks) is the Pirates' top arm in the circle, supported by American Conference All-Freshman Team member Sydney Rainford (3.51 ERA, 61 Ks) and Taylor Apple (4.13 ERA, 25 Ks).Â
Scouting the Mean Green
North Texas comes off of a 7-6 victory over UTSA in the second round of the tournament on Wednesday evening as Blayze McNemar and Kaycee Slovak both hit home runs to lead UNT's offense.Â
Series History
North Texas leads the all-time series with East Carolina 6-4 as the Mean Green took two of the three in the season series back in April in Denton.
Up Next
The winner will advance to face No. 2 seed Wichita State on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina is set to host and compete in the American Conference Softball Championship at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium as the Pirates will take on sixth-seeded North Texas in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.Â
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Evan Budrovich (play-by-play) and Maria Trivelpiece (analyst) on the call with Savanna Collins (sideline) reporting from the dugouts.
American Conference First Team member Kanisha Anderson leads ECU at the plate with a .373 batting average and 69 hits, which ranks second in the American. Gabby Fowler (.260) and Anna Sawyer (.315) are the team's top power threats with five home runs each while Trinity Nichols (.308) and Macey Ciamillo (.304) provide secondary offense. Sawyer currently ranks top 10 in program history with 193 career hits and is top five in school history with 40 career doubles. American Conference Second Team member Julia Apostolakos (2.94 ERA, 118 Ks) is the Pirates' top arm in the circle, supported by American Conference All-Freshman Team member Sydney Rainford (3.51 ERA, 61 Ks) and Taylor Apple (4.13 ERA, 25 Ks).Â
Scouting the Mean Green
North Texas comes off of a 7-6 victory over UTSA in the second round of the tournament on Wednesday evening as Blayze McNemar and Kaycee Slovak both hit home runs to lead UNT's offense.Â
Series History
North Texas leads the all-time series with East Carolina 6-4 as the Mean Green took two of the three in the season series back in April in Denton.
Up Next
The winner will advance to face No. 2 seed Wichita State on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
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