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Pirate Brew 3/4: Winning on the Diamonds

ECU softball and baseball racked in so many eventful wins this past weekend.

Good morning. Walk-off and run-rule wins are how this past weekend went for the ECU softball and baseball team. How bout that?

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🥎 Dominated the Purple-Gold Invitational
⚾️ LeClair Classic 2-1 finish
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Undefeated Weekend. The softball team racked up many wins this past weekend in the Purple-Gold Invitational. The Pirates beat Youngstown State 9-3 and 9-1, Appalachian State 10-2 and 4-3, and Saint Joseph’s 4-0. Annie Kate Dalton went 3-3 in game one against Youngstown State. Jordan Hatch pitched all five innings in the first game against Appalachian State to earn the win.

Emma Jackson went 2-4 with two doubles in the second win over Youngstown. Taylor Apple recorded a win, tossing two strikeouts against Saint Joseph’s. In game two against Appalachian State, Joie Fittante hit an RBI single for the winning run.

🔼 Sweep. The baseball team hosted the LeClair Classic and had an amazing performance. The men beat Purdue 7-1 and went into extra innings to beat Cal State Fullerton 2-1 but lost 11-9 against Southern Louisiana. Trey Yesavage threw a career-best eight scoreless innings against Purdue. The Pirates had a walk-off win against Cal State Fullerton after 11 innings. Nathan Chrismon hit a sacrifice fly for Justin Wilcoxen to score and win the game. The Pirates had five home runs in the SLU game, two coming from both Carter Cunningham and Wilcoxen.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

On Top. The baseball team is now leading the all-time series against Cal State Fullerton after its walk-off win on Saturday.

What is the series record against Cal State Fullerton?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

For more information on how you can support ECU Student Athletes through Team Boneyard, please email Doug Gomes at [email protected] or visit the Team Boneyard website.

ICYMI

We like our Brew hot n’ fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

🏴‍☠️ Final Standing. The women’s basketball team lost its final game of the regular season against Temple 66-81. The Danae McNeal and Khia Miller scored in double figures. The seniors were recognized at this final game.

🏴‍☠️ Doubles. The men’s basketball team faced North Texas, and three athletes scored in the double digits. RJ Felton and Brandon Johnson each had 14 points, and Jaden Walker had 11. The Pirates fell to the Mean Green 84-69.

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📅 COMING SOON

Monday 3/4

⛳️ Women’s Golf UNCW/River Landing Invitational
⛳️ Men’s Golf Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational

Tuesday 3/5

⛳️ Women’s Golf UNCW/River Landing Invitational
⛳️ Men’s Golf Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational
⚾️ Baseball vs. VCU @ 4pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Charlotte @ 6:30pm

Wednesday 3/6

⚾️ Baseball vs. VCU @ 4pm ET | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Duke @ 4/6pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball at SMU @ 8pm ET | Live Stats

Thursday 3/7

🎾 Women’s Tennis at UC Riverside @ 12:30pm ET

Friday 3/8

👟 Track and Field NCAA Indoor Championships
⚾️ Baseball at Liberty @ 4pm ET | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Long Beach State @ 5pm ET
🥎 Softball at North Texas @ 7pm ET

Saturday 3/9

👟 Track and Field NCAA Indoor Championships
⚾️ Baseball at Liberty @ 2pm ET | Live Stats
🥎 Softball at North Texas @ 3pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Charlotte @ 4pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday 3/10

🏊 Swim and Dive NCAA Zone Diving Championships
🥎 Softball at North Texas @ 1pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Liberty @ 1pm ET | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 4-3!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Monday, y’all!