The East Carolina University softball team, with a season defined by inconsistency and streaks, is in the middle of another losing streak after being swept by the University of Tulsa this past weekend.
ECU lost to Tulsa 5-0 on Thursday, 4-1 on Friday and 9-0 on Saturday. Including the series against the University of Houston (22-12, 3-3 AAC) last weekend, where ECU dropped two games, the Pirates (15-21, 1-5 AAC) have now lost five games in a row. Here are some of the factors contributing to its most recent losing stretch.
For starters, the offense hasn’t produced, and more specifically hasn’t hit the home runs it relies on.