Pirates gain split with
shutout
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GREENVILLE — A pair of one-run games with Marshall on
Saturday left East Carolina 1-1 in Conference USA. The deciding game of the
series is scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
The Thundering Herd took the first game 9-8 as ECU scored
three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning before stranding the tying run
at third base.
Left-hander Reid Love and Ryan Williams combined to shut
out Marshall in the second game as the Pirates prevailed, 1-0.
The only run of the series-evening matchup came after Ian
Townsend led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a double to right
field. A single by Ben Fultz moved him to third and a sacrifice fly by
Travis Watkins brought him home.
Love (1-1) went five and one-third innings for the win.
He allowed three hits with five strikeouts and three walks. Love threw 100
pitches with 62 strikes.
Williams picked up his first save with three and
two-thirds innings of work as he allowed one hit and recorded one strikeout.
Williams reached 49 on his pitch count with 33 deliveries in the zone.
The Pirates (8-6) outhit Marshall (4-9) by a 10-4 margin
in the second game. Zach Houchins had three hits with a pair of doubles.
Fultz and Watkins each had a pair of hits.
The Herd never trailed in the league opener for both
teams after scoring three runs in the top of the first inning.
Drew Reynolds finished 2-for-3 in the first game, which
was moved from Friday due to the forecast of unsuitable weather. Reynolds
also had three RBIs and scored twice.
Houchins and Luke Lowery also had a pair of hits in the
postponed contest. Houchins drove in a pair of runs and Lowery had one RBI.
ECU starter Jeff Hoffman (0-2) struggled with his control
in the noon tilt, issuing seven of 11 walks drawn by Marshall.
Today's probable pitchers are a pair of right-handers
with ECU freshman Davis Kirkpatrick (1-0, 2.89 earned run average) opposing
Matt Margaritonda (0-2, 4.80).
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