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COLLEGE BASEBALL
2012 Game No. 25
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Pirates storm back, douse
Blazers
From staff and electronic reports
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After trailing 6-2 going into the bottom of the
sixth, East Carolina's bats came alive over the final three frames to
produce an 11-6 Conference USA victory over UAB Friday night at Clark-LeClair
Stadium.
Relief pitchers Dylan Dickens and Merritt Tanner
shut down the Blazers over the final 5 2/3 innings, giving the Pirates a
chance to dig out of the early deficit.
Dickens (1-0), a freshman righthander, hurled four
innings of three-hit, shutout ball and got credit for the win. Tanner, a
sophomore righthander, retired all five batters he faced to close out the
victory and earn his fourth save.
The Blazers jumped on ECU starter Kevin Brandt, a
senior southpaw, for eight hits and five runs in the first three innings.
Reliever Dario Santangelo, a freshman righthander, met his fate even more
quickly, surrendering a walk, two singles and a run in 1/3 inning before
giving way to Dickens.
Junior outfielder Jay Cannon, senior second baseman
Tim Younger and junior outfielder/first baseman John Wooten provided the
offensive highlights for the Pirates. Cannon was 4-for-5 and scored three
runs, while Younger was 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Wooten was 2-for-5 with a
home run.
John Frost wielded his bat effectively to pace UAB
to its early lead. The junior first baseman was 3-for-5 on the day,
including a homer and a pair of RBIs.
Reliever Dylan Munger (2-3), a freshman lefthander,
took the loss for the Blazers after being battered for six hits, three walks
and six runs during the seventh and eighth innings.
The game got underway two hours later than its
scheduled 6 p.m. start time because of rain. The three-game set between the
teams continues on Saturday (4 p.m.) and concludes on Sunday (10:30 a.m.).
BOX SCORE #25
East
Carolina Pirates 11, UAB Blazers 6
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ECU SID GAME STORY
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UAB SID GAME STORY
Date: Friday, March 30, 2012
Venue: Clark-LeClair Stadium, Greenville, NC
Attendance: 2,282
Records: ECU 17-8 (2-2 Conference USA);
UAB 17-10 (2-2).
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