Newsletter
Welcome to all Supporters of Pirate Softball
NEWSLETTER 12,
April 28, 2009
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Latest News:
April
26, 2009
*The Pirates (38-13, 19-5 C-USA) closed out
their CUSA season at Marshall. They are
in first place in CUSA awaiting the results of the Tulsa - S. Miss series over
the weekend. A few percentage points away, Tulsa must lose at least once for
them to remain in 2nd place and for the Pirates to take their first
CUSA regular season title.
*Winning today over Marshall allowed the
Pirates to win the series. ECU dropped only one conference series this season,
its fewest since joining the league in 2002.
April
20, 2009
*East Carolina sophomore Toni Paisley collected her CUSA
record seventh Pitcher of the Week award after notching each of the Pirates’
five victories last week.
*Cristen Aona named CUSA
Hitter of the Week.
April 17, 2009
Congratulations to the following softball team members for
(GPA of 3.75 or better):
Cristen Aona, Charina Sumner, Kaui Tom, Priscilla
Velasquez, and Caitlin Wainright.
April 16, 2009
Congratulations to the following softball team members for
making C-USA Honor Roll (GPA of 3.0 or
better):
Cristen Aona, Angel Barrella, Sarah Bibee, Jillian Gallagher,
Sissy Jimenez, Jessica Johnson, Toni Paisley, Charina Sumner, Kaui Tom,
Priscilla Velasquez, and Caitlin Wainright.
April
15, 2009
The Pirates complete the
season sweep of NC State with a 2 run walk off home run by Cristen Aona.
March
30, 2009
*Jessica Johnson named CUSA Hitter of the Week.
BLOGGER UPDATE:
Thanks to Angel Barrella and Tiffany Shaw for doing the “Blogging”
for the last few weeks. What a great way
to learn about the life of a student athlete.
Sometimes as fans, we forget that these young women are students first.
Click on the blog on the front page to get caught up.
Photo Gallery is weak though it has been updated
recently thanks to many of you. Click
the following link for the latest pictures:
You can also go to the ECU
photo gallery listed under multimedia for pictures from earlier in the
season: http://ecupirates.cstv.com/photogallery/gallery_index.html?school=ecu&sport=&
I would love to have some more pictures. If you have taken any, please contact me so
that we can find a way to share with family and friends.
Finally,
congratulations to our 4 SENIORS, Angel, Sarah, Jessica, and Brooke. This weekend will be their SENIOR DAY
as we say good bye to a group that has made everyone proud. Be sure to come by
to honor them before the game.
I will have a special
page for each of them on the website this week.
Be on the look out for it.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND SCHEDULE:
May 2 or 3 is Senior Day
May 2-3 is a baseball weekend too, so
once again park over at Belk.
May 8-9 is ECU Commencement Weekend
|
05/02/09 |
vs. Campbell |
Greenville, N.C. |
3:00 p.m. ET |
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vs. Virginia Tech |
Greenville, N.C. |
5:00 p.m. ET |
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05/03/09 |
vs. Virginia Tech |
Greenville, N.C. |
12:00 p.m. ET |
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05/07/09 |
Conference USA Tournament |
El Paso, Texas |
TBA |
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05/08/09 |
Conference USA Tournament |
El Paso, Texas |
TBA |
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05/09/09 |
Conference USA Tournament |
El Paso, Texas |
TBA |
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2009: 28th ANNUAL
DIVISION I SOFTBALL |
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Regionals (16): May
15-17 |
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Super Regionals (8):
May 22-23 |
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Women's College
World Series: May 28-June 3 |
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Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma |
Join
the ECU Educational Foundation (Pirate Club). WWW.ECUPIRATECLUB.COM Email me @ ecusoftballfan@yahoo.com, and I will have the Pirate Club send you
more information. With all of the
progress being made, it is important for ECU athletics to continue in the right
direction. We DO NOT want our progress to end with just the stadium.
Stadium Update: Yes,
the NEW SOFTBALL STADIUM is on its way! AARRGGHH!!
Here is another update.
From the March 27, 2009 Goldsboro News Argus by Rudy Coggins:
“ECU athletic facilities
will undergo facelifts
Passers-by
won't recognize the corner of Charles Boulevard in Greenville by 2012.
Athletics
officials from East Carolina unveiled a schematic plan that will drastically
change the tree-filled area, which is the current golf-disc field.
A
three-phase project is scheduled to begin in June and conclude in 2012 with the
construction of an office building for Olympic sports behind Clark-LeClair
Stadium on the ECU campus. The first phase includes a new softball facility
that should be ready by February 2010. The second phase is a track complex,
women's soccer field and nine tennis courts. The third phase is the Olympic
sports building that will house coaches and feature other amenities.
All
three phases should cost about $20 million and no private funding is planned.
ECU officials said at Thursday's annual meeting of the Wayne County Pirate Club
that the expense is being handled through student fees, which will steadily
increase to help pay off the debt.”
Read the complete article at http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2009/03/27/ecu_athletic_facilities_will_undergo_facelifts/
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