Pirates fall 5-1 to South Florida in series finale

by | Mar 23, 2025

The East Carolina softball team finished up AAC play with South Florida after a 5-1 loss on Sunday.

ECU dropped to 18-12 overall, 5-4 in the AAC. The Pirates go to Elon on Tuesday and Duke on Wednesday. Below is a report from ECU Sports Information.

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By ECUPirates.com

TAMPA, Fla. – The East Carolina softball team fell, 5-1, to South Florida in the series finale between the two teams on Sunday afternoon at USF Softball Stadium.

Chloe Geijer went 2-for-2 at the plate including a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning for the Pirates (18-12, 5-4 AAC) who only had seven hits on the day and left a total of 11 runners on base.

South Florida (28-9, 7-2 AAC) struck first with a run in the bottom of the first inning and the Bulls kept the Pirates at bay, only allowing one ECU runner to get into scoring position from the second inning to the sixth inning.

Kendall Frost (7-7) took the loss, giving up seven hits and two earned runs in 3.2 innings of work.

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East Carolina faces Elon on the road Tuesday at 5 p.m. before hosting Duke on Wednesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

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