Softball Splits Day One of Pirate Clash

CHICAGO - DePaul softball earned their first win of the 2020 Pirate Clash defeating host East Carolina 4-2 on Friday evening in Greenville, N.C. Krista Dalgarn picked up the win while freshman Tori Meyer picked up her first save.

Senior third baseman Erin Andris kept the Blue Demons in check during the second game, getting DePaul on the board with a single in the third to score freshman outfielder Grace Frazier. Andris would later score off a freshman first baseman Brooke Johnson single. DePaul would keep the two-run lead over ECU for two more innings until sophomore designated player Gabby O'Riley launched her first home run of the season and would tally 2 RBI's. The Blue Demons held a 4-0 lead going into the sixth.

Dalgarn faced 25 batters in 5.2 innings, tallying five strikeouts, giving up just four hits and no runs. Meyer faced four batters in 1.1 innings and earned one strikeout.

ECU would tack on two runs to cut their deficit in half in the bottom of the sixth before Meyer would step into the circle and close things out for DePaul.

UP NEXT
DePaul has another day of an 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. matchups against Hampton and a rematch East Carolina.

SCOUTING HAMPTON (2-1, 0-0 BIG SOUTH | RPI 232 | Picked 5th in BS)

Opened the season with a 15-4 win over North Carolina A&T before the second game of their doubleheader was canceled.
One senior returns with the addition of 10 freshman under head coach Angela Nicholson who begins her fourth year.
Split day one of the 2020 Pirate Clash taking a 10-2 win over George Washington before taking a 3-1 defeat from East Carolina.
They face George Washington and DePaul on Day 2 of the Pirate Clash on Saturday.

LAST TIME AGAINST THE PIRATES

The 2020 matchup is the first meeting between the two teams.

SCOUTING EAST CAROLINA (3-4, 0-0 AAC | RPI 130 | Picked 6th in AAC)

Kicked off the season at the Kickin' Chicken Classic.
Courtney Oliver returns for her fifth season at the helm as head coach.
Notable returners include junior RHP Erin Peopping, redshirt senior INF Rachel McCollum and junior INF Ashleigh Inae.
Posted a 23-31 finish last season.
Split day one of the 2020 Pirate Clash defeating Hampton 3-1 and falling to DePaul, 4-2.
Day 2 will feature a double header vs. George Washington and DePaul.

LAST TIME AGAINST THE PIRATES

DePaul now holds a 14-4 record over ECU after their Friday night matchup.

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Team Stats

Erin Andris

Gabby O'Riley

Angela Scalzitti

Brooke Johnson

Players Mentioned

Erin Andris

Krista Dalgarn

Grace Frazier

Brooke Johnson

Tori Meyer

Gabby O'Riley