Welcome to Blackbeard’s Ballers, the
Supporters of Pirate Softball.
The
newsletters and IN THE NEWS will keep you updated on what's going on with ECU
Softball.
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LATEST NEWS:
Video Highlights 2011
November 30, 2011
Congratulations to the Sabers for winning the Golden
Bat for 2011.
LINK TO SLIDESHOW
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November 13, 2011
Welcome to the newest Pirate, Casey Alcorn.
LINK
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FOOD DRIVE IS ON FOR THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER....BRING THE NONPERISHABLES TO THE SOFTBALL OFFICE OR CALL FOR
PICKUP. (252 737 1428)
October 22, 2011
The fall softball schedule has come to a
close with a 9 inning scrimmage with PCC. Follow this link to see all of the
fall ball pictures thanks to Ron Cannon.
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October 18, 2011
The 2012 softball schedule and write up is
ready.
LINK
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October 7, 2011
Six Pirates named NFCA
All-America Scholar Athletes. Three post
4.0 GPAs in Spring Semester.
LINK
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October 5, 2011
Fall Ball Roundup: Pirates participated in the
Ray Chandler Memorial
College Fall Tournament this past weekend and came back with 1 loss, 2 wins,
and due to time constraints on Sunday, a tie with NCSU and UNC. With
only a home game left with PCC October 21, the Pirates are 3-2-2 for the
Fall Season. Thanks to Ron Cannon, here is a link to pictures from
both weekends:
LINK
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September 29, 2011
Softball Announces Fall
Skills Camp. Program To Hold One-Day
Event Sunday, Nov. 20.
LINK
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September 2011
Purple Magazine (online magazine for
ECU)......Check out p. 13 for the coverage of the
softball team:
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July
2011
Toni Paisley #19 of course spent part of the
summer with the Akron Racers pro team.
LINK
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July 20,
2011
Softball
Wins C-USA Sport Academic Award.
Pirates receive softball honor for third time in four seasons.
LINK
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July 19,
2011
Paisley Is C-USA Softball Scholar Athlete
Winner.
LINK
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July 6,
2011
Freshman Alexa Cannon has joined the East
Carolina softball program for the 2012 season.
LINK
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June 29,
2011
ECU Receives NFCA Coaching Staff-Of-The-Year Award. Pirates earn
second-straight Mideast Region honor.
LINK
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June 16,
2011
ECU finishes the season
receiving votes in both the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll and
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25.
LINK
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June,
2011
Toni Paisley Receives C-USA's Jim Castañeda
Postgraduate Scholarship Award and NCCSIA University Division
All-State Softball Team.
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May 22,
2011
Baylor Eliminates ECU 1-0 in
the College Park Regional Championship.
LINK
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May 20,
2011
Pirates Begin
Regional With Maryland.
LINK
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May 19,
2011
East Carolina senior Toni Paisley was selected to the Louisville
Slugger/NFCA Division I Mideast All-Region First Team.
LINK
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May 18,
2011
The East Carolinian "Champs
Again".
LINK
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May 17,
2011
Softball Honored
By NCAA For Academic Work.
LINK
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May 15,
2011
The ECU Pirates are headed to the College Park Regional:
LINK
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May 14,
2011
Congratulations to the 2011 CUSA Champs, the ECU Pirates!!!
2011 Conference USA
All-Tournament Team:
Toni Paisley,
Alex Fieldhouse,
Jill Jelnick,
Jordan Lewis
MVP: Priscilla Velasquez
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May 11,
2011
Congratulations to all CUSA Selections:First Team
:P - Toni Paisley, Second Team: IF - Sissy Jimenez, OF - Suzanne Riggs, U - Jill Jelnick, All-Freshman Team: Jill Jelnick, Kristi Oshiro, Jasmine Robbins,
Jordan Lewis,Pitcher of the Year: Toni
Paisley
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May 6,
2011
Toni Paisley has been named to the Capital
One Academic All-District 3 Second Team
LINK
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April 30,
2011
to
2011BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS award winners:
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Toni Paisley
and Kristi Overton Award Winner, Abby Wynne.
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April 18,
2011
Junior
Suzanne Riggs was
named the Conference USA Hitter-of-the-Week
LINK
The East Carolinian "Riggs
leads softball over UAB" LINK
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April 16,
2011
Senior Toni Paisley became the Conference USA career leader in wins,
innings pitched and appearances as Pirates take game one.
LINK
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April 13,
2011
Congratulations to East Carolina senior
All-America Toni Paisley who has been named one of the Top 25 Finalists for
the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America's 2011 USA Softball
Collegiate Player of the Year Award.
LINK
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April 13,
2011
Congratulations to
Softball's Jill Jelnick who was Honored
with C-USA Academic Medal. The medals are given to those C-USA
student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better.
LINK
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April 12,
2011
Congratulations to the 2010-11 Conference USA
Commissioner’s Honor Roll Recipients for Softball: Kaiulani Clark, Alexandra
Fieldhouse, Jillian Jelnick, Sissy Jimenez, Chelsea Kaluhiokalani-Glackin,
Rebecca Lee, Jordan Lewis, Cicely Lopez, Taylor Megargel, Kristi Oshiro,
Toni Paisley, Jasmine Robbins,Priscilla Velasquez, Abby Wynne
LINK
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April 10,
2011
Softball players play the game of the year when they
take part in a ball game with the ECBL (Exceptional Community Baseball
League) after their win over UCF.
LINK
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At the end of the day,
does it really matter
who wins, who loses.
Here is the ECU softball
team with the ECBL
(Exceptional Community
Baseball League--
MYECBL.COM). Click the
picture for the
slideshow of this fine
day in April.
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April 4,
2011 (HAPPY
BIRTHDAY, COACH KOZ.)
Suzanne Riggs, Toni Paisley Sweep C-USA
Awards
LINK
Pirates
complete their first series sweep of the season.
LINK
The East Carolinian
"Softball seals sweep over Southern Miss"
LINK
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MARCH 29,
2011
The East Carolinian "Pirates storm past the
Golden Hurricane."
LINK
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MARCH 21,
2011
Jordan
Lewis named CUSA Hitter of the Week.
LINK
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MARCH 18,
2011
Toni Paisley was chosen by the Akron Racers as the 10th overall pick and
became the first Pirate to be drafted into the professional league.
LINK
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MARCH 17,
2011
The East Carolinian "Softball sweeps Bucs in
doubleheader. Toni Paisley (15-4) recorded her fifth career no-hitter and
Faith Sutton (6-4) followed it with a three-hit shutout.
"
LINK
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MARCH 3,
2011
Riggs Still Leaving Mark in Greenville
LINK
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February 27,
2011
Toni Paisley became the first player in East Carolina
and Conference USA history to record 1,000 career strikeouts.
LINK to VIDEO
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February 23,
2011
Congratulations to all of the Student
Athletes and especially the Softballers named to the Athletic Director's
Honor Roll and honored at the basketball game Wednesday.
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February 22,
2011
The East Carolinian "Softball Holds off Hofstra"
LINK
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February 20,
2011
Check out the video highlights to see freshman Jasmine Robbins hit the
first ECU home run in the new stadium. LINK
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February 18,
2011
Toni Paisley Sets Career
Strikeout Records.
Reflector.com LINK
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February 17,
2011
East Carolina senior All-America Toni Paisley is one of
30 NCAA softball student-athlete candidates for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS
Award.
LINK
The East Carolinian talks Opening Day.
LINK
(Check out this quote:
Longtime fan and Pirate softball enthusiast Jane
Reel couldn't be happier with the new stadium. "I love it. It's long
overdue, but now that it is here, it's everything," she said. "It will mean
so much for the program.")
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February 16,
2011
Blog from opening of stadium
LINK
And if you really
want to appreciate how far ECU softball has come, check out this photo shows:
February 15,
2011
New Digs Herald New Era for ECU Softball
by Bethany Bradsher
LINK
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February 8,
2011
Softball
outlook for 2011 Parts I and II:
The East Carolinian - Paisley poised to
lead ECU in 2011 season.
LINK
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February 3, 2011
Seniors Toni Paisley and
Sissy Jimenez take part in Softball Live Chat.
REPLAY LINK
East Carolina senior Toni Paisley has been named to the Amateur Softball
Association (ASA) of America Watch List for the 10th Annual Softball
National Collegiate Player of the Year Award.
LINK
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2011 SCHEDULE READY FOR VIEWING:
LINK
January 26, 2011
East Carolina senior Toni Paisley has been named the
Preseason Conference USA Pitcher-of-the-Year
LINK
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January 26, 2011
Coach Koz talks 2011 softball
softball season. Watch the interview here:
LINK
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January 12, 2011
Coach Kee sits down with
ECU's Brian Meador to talk ECU softball. Watch the interview here:
LINK
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January 11, 2011
Check out the blueprints
for the The Olympic support building which is ready to get started
soon....hope to see it completed before the 2012 season.
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December 1, 2010
ECU Softball welcomes 4
Pirates to the class of 2015.
LINK
PHOTO GALLERY
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December 1, 2010
ECU Softball ended fall
workouts with their annual Pirate Clash with competition between the Sabers
and the Skulls. And once again the Skulls prevail.
Here is the slideshow of
the days competition:
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November 22, 2010
ECU Softball's fall camps
are winding down. Check with the softball office to see if there is a
camp in your area.
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ECU Softball players have
asked for your help with their annual Thanksgiving food drive that benefits
the food bank in Greenville and surrounding communities. Please deliver cans
to the softball office in the Scales building or call (252-737-1428) and
someone will pick up.
THANKS FOR HELPING WITH THE HOLIDAY FOOD
DRIVE. 1280 CANS DELIVERED TO THE GREENVILLE FOOD BANK
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October 31, 2010
CLICK FOR A
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
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October 24, 2010
ECU softball team finishes
up Fall Ball with a DH at their new home vs. Pitt Community College on
October 30th at 1:00. Come check out the new look Pirates.
Tentative 2011 schedule for February:
2/11-2/13
Red and Black Showcase-Georgia, Maryland,
Iowa, East Carolina
2/18-2/20
Pirate Classic-East Carolina, Hofstra, St. John's,
Kent State, Virginia
2/25-2/27
Pirate Clash-East Carolina, Campbell,
Lehigh, Towson, Fairfield
3/4-3/6
USF Under Armour Invitational -USF, Arkansas, Ball
State, Central Michigan, College of Charleston, Columbia, East
Carolina, East Tennessee State, FIU, Jacksonville, Loyola
Marymount, Maine, Michigan, Radford, St. Joe's, Toledo,
Villanova, Quinnipiac, Western Michigan, Wagner
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September 6, 2010
ECU softball gets the keys
to their new home......enjoy the slideshow:
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August 22, 2010
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June 30, 2010
Tracey
Kee and Natalie Kozlowski Named Mideast Coaching Staff-Of-The-Year.
LINK
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June 26, 2010
2010 Softball: A Look Back
