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Pirates top Pitt on two-hitter
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GREENVILLE — Reid Love, Brett Mabry and Drew Reynolds
combined on a two-hitter as East Carolina defeated Pitt 4-2 on Saturday
afternoon to improve to 2-0 in the 11th annual Keith LeClair Classic and 5-5
on the season.
Reynolds earned his 26th career save, tying him for the
school record with Seth Simmons (2008-2011).
The Pirates will play Ohio State at 2 p.m. today. The
Buckeyes are also 2-0 in the event following a 5-4 win over Western Kentucky
in the first game Saturday. Ohio State scored four runs in the bottom of the
eighth to improve to 7-2.
The Panthers scored unearned runs in the first and fifth
innings for a tie score at 2. ECU went ahead to stay in the bottom of the
fifth at 3-2 as Ian Townsend lifted a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to deep
left field.
The Pirates added an insurance run in the sixth as
Garrett Brooks delivered an RBI single.
Mabry (1-0) got the win in relief, following the
left-handed Love to the mound. Love started and went 4 1/3 innings. He
allowed one hit and walked four while striking out three.
Mabry yielded one hit and struck out one without a walk
over 3 2/3 innings.
Reynolds struck out the side in the ninth.
Reynolds singled through the right side to start a
two-run fourth for the Pirates. Zach Houchins singled up the middle.
Reynolds moved to third and Houchins advanced to second on a passed ball. A
grounder to second by Ben Fultz allowed Reynolds to come home. Luke Lowery
had an RBI bunt single for a 2-1 ECU lead.
The Pirates collected 10 hits. Houchins, Lowery and
Reynolds each had two hits.
Pitt (4-4) plays Western Kentucky (6-4) at 10:30 a.m.
today.
ECU is expected to send right-hander Davis Kirkpatrick
(1-0) to the mound against lefty Zach Farmer (1-1) in a matchup of freshmen
in the classic finale against Ohio State.
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