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Carolina will become an adidas
program in July after a lengthy
association with Nike. The deal
with adidas is for 10 years and
$16.5 million. "For everybody at
East Carolina, it means that
we're going to get more stuff,"
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CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina scored five
runs on one hit in the sixth inning and
defeated East Carolina 9-1 on Tuesday night.
UNC (31-17) got the benefit of five walks, a
hit batter and two wild pitches in its big
frame.
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ECU working on two recruiting
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Carolina is having ongoing success
luring talent to both its 2016 and
2017 recruiting classes. Decorated
junior college quarterback
Gardner
Minshew (left) and
Cal-Berkeley graduate transfer
running back
Jeffrey
Coprich (middle) will be
eligible to play for the Pirates
this fall, while Ohio prep lineman
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Williams-Sutton, Wolfe power
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STORRS, CT — Dwanya
Williams-Sutton hit a three-run
homer and Jacob Wolfe pitched
the first complete game of his
career as East Carolina
completed a three-game American
Athletic Conference sweep at
Connecticut with a 3-2 win
Sunday.
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CHARLOTTE — Harold Varner III
shot an even-par 72 for the
final round of the Wells Fargo
Championship at Quail Hollow on
Sunday. The former East Carolina
golfer finished at one-under par
287, which put him in a four-way
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Staff report
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Post-game
audio: Godwin,
Brooks,
Kruczynski...
GREENVILLE — East Carolina
scored nine runs in the sixth inning in defeating South Florida 14-7 on
Friday night in the opener of a three-game American Athletic Conference
series.
The Pirates improved to
31-17-1 overall and 12-6-1 in the AAC going into a 4 p.m. game today
with the Bulls (21-28, 6-13).
After USF scored three
runs in the top of the sixth for a 7-2 lead, ECU's big inning
produced an 11-7 advantage.
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ECU
freshman Turner Brown belts a single to drive in the
tying run in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Pirates
put up nine runs in the frame, a season high. (W.A. Myatt
photo) |
Garrett Brooks
led off the decisive frame with a double down the right
field line. Kirk Morgan followed with a single that moved
Brooks to third. Wes Phillips came in to run for Morgan.
Parker Lamm singled to
score Brooks. Charlie Yorgen had an RBI single up the middle. Eric
Tyler singled to score Lamm and draw ECU within 7-5.
The Bulls pulled
starter Phoenix Sanders for left-hander Andrew Perez (1-5) at that
point.
Yorgen advanced to
third and Tyler moved to second on a wild pitch before Bryce Harman
walked to load the bases.
Travis Watkins walked
after trailing 0-2 in the count to force in a run. An RBI single by
freshman Turner Brown tied the game at 7.
Freshman Dwanya
Williams-Sutton drew a walk to bring in the go-ahead run. Brooks had
an RBI single for a 9-7 Pirates lead.
A walk to Zack Mozingo
forced in a run and Williams-Sutton came in on a ground out by Lamm
to put ECU ahead 11-7.
The Pirates had seven
hits in the big inning and outhit the Bulls, 17-15.
Mozingo had a solo
homer in ECU's three-run eighth.
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Garrett
Brooks and Eric Tyler escort Zack Mozingo back to the
dugout after Mozingo homered to right field to lead off
ECU's half of the eighth inning. (W.A. Myatt
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Brown finished
4-for-5. Lamm, Brooks, Watkins and Mozingo each drove in a
pair of runs.
Luke Borders was
3-for-5 for USF with a two-run homer and three RBIs.
Matt Bridges (2-0) was
the pitcher of record when the Pirates erupted. Davis Kirkpatrick
held the Bulls scoreless in the ninth, allowing one hit, a hit
batter and one walk while striking out two.
Junior left-hander Evan
Kruczynski started but lacked his usual effectiveness.
"The offense deserved
to pick him up after how good he's been all year," said ECU coach
Cliff Godwin.
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ECU
second baseman Charlie Yorgen throws to first to record
an out against the Bulls. The junior was 2-for-5 at the
plate with an RBI. (W.A. Myatt
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Nine runs in an
inning was a season high for the Pirates. ECU's hit total
was also a team best for 2016.
East
Carolina coach Cliff Godwin said his
team would play even better when
exams ended. It’s all baseball now,
and the Pirates opened this new
stage of the year with three huge
conference wins at Connecticut.
The
Brian Bailey Show airs on Pirate
Radio 1250 on Mondays at 6:30
p.m. Brian's guest this week was
Pirate Radio Network color
commentator and former ECU
baseball
coach Gary Overton (left):
