April 21, 2006

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Memphis, Tenn. - The Memphis softball team hosts East Carolina in a critical, three-game C-USA series on Saturday and Sunday, at Greenbrook Park, as the two squads are separated by just a half game in the conference standings. Memphis currently holds the sixth and final spot in the conference tournament with a 6-8 mark in the league, while ECU is in the seventh position with a 6-9 record.

East Carolina enters the weekend with a record of 32-20 overall and is currently on a three-game win streak after sweeping UTEP last weekend to surpass the Miners for seventh place in the league race.

The Pirates are 7-3 in their last 10 games, with two of the three losses coming in C-USA action two weekends ago at Tulsa, and the third coming to No. 22 North Carolina, who also beat the Lady Tigers earlier in the season.

ECU has been quite erratic over the course of the season, posting a record under .500 in the conference, but logging a number of impressive wins including victories over then No. 25 North Carolina and No. 6 California.

Memphis goes into the three-game set with an overall record of 24-21, and is on a three-game win streak of its own after taking the series finale at UCF last weekend and sweeping Tennessee State in a double-header on Wednesday.

Despite losing two of three against UCF, the Lady Tigers are 6-4 in their last 10 games, and are 3-3 in conference games over that stretch.

Memphis is 9-4 home on the year and is 4-1 in home league games, while ECU is just 6-7 on the road for the season and is 2-4 in conference road games.

The Lady Tigers and Pirates are slated to play a double-header starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, before rounding out the series with a single game on Sunday at 12 p.m.