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Greenville, NC – The East Carolina softball team won the second day of the Pirate Invitational with a 1-0 win over Monmouth, beating St. Joseph’s 5-4. Anna Sawyer Saturday afternoon in Max R. Joyner Stadium.

The Pirates (16-4) wrap up the Pirate Invitational with a rematch against Maryland at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+. The Terps shut out the Pirates 5-0 on Friday.

Game 1: East Carolina 1, Monmouth 0

Both teams’ offenses will struggle throughout the game, but ECU will take over play after play. The joy of fitness Hit an RBI to score Sidney YoderHe was on base due to a wild pitch. The Pirates would have another chance in the bottom of the third as Yoder added to their lead at second but Monmouth would escape the inning after a Pirate groundout.

Jordan Hatch (7-2) keeps Monmouth off the scoreboard, allowing just three goals for the rest of the game. Hatch threw eight strikeouts in seven innings in the circle. Billy Kerwood (0-4) allowed five hits and the game-deciding run for the loss.

Game two: East Carolina 5, St. Joseph 4

After five and a half scoreless innings, the Pirates went up 2-0 Taylor Edwards He hit an RBI double to score Yoder and Sawyer. Taylor Woodring He hits a sacrifice fly to score. Logan Sutton And give ECU a 3-0 lead with three plays needed to close out the game.

St. Joseph’s will have other ideas as the Falcons score two hits and bring in two unearned runs after a Pirates error. The Hawks would get two more unearned runs on a single from Peyton Baxter to turn a 3-0 deficit into a 4-3 lead.

Taudrea Sinnie A single hits and Sawyer follows with a double to center field to score Cine and tie the game at 4-4. Pirate bases and Logan Sutton ECU would bring Sawyer home after he got off the ground to give him the impressive win.

Eddie Bulls Taylor Trowbridge (2-3) took the loss with two earned runs in one game while (9-1) snapped a seven-game hitting streak.