Pirates shell UCF in
series finale
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East Carolina turned its bats loose on Central
Florida early and led from start to finish in dealing a 15-6 thrashing to
the Golden Knights in a Conference USA game Sunday afternoon at Jay Bergman
Field.
Sophomore shortstop Jack Reinheimer was
5-for-6 to spearhead an ECU barrage of 19 hits. Senior second baseman Tim
Younger, junior outfielder/first baseman John Wooten and junior outfielder
Jay Cannon added three hits apiece to the offensive onslaught. Senior
catcher Corey Thompson's two hits included a two-run homer.
The Pirates (16-7, 1-2 C-USA) scored two runs
in the second, two in the third and one in the fourth before UCF (19-6, 2-1)
got on the scoreboard with single runs in the fourth and fifth.
East Carolina added a run in the sixth and
exploded for five runs in the seventh for a comfortable 11-2 lead. Both
teams put four runs on the board in an anticlimactic ninth inning.
Junior righthander Jharel Cotton (5-0) cruised
seven innings for the Pirates and picked up the win. Cotton struck out 11,
scattered 10 hits and surrendered one walk and a pair of runs.
Freshman righthander Jeff Hoffman came on in
relief and pitched a scoreless, hitless eighth. The Pirates led 15-4 when
sophomore lefthander Drew Reynolds took the mound in the ninth and was
roughed up for four hits and four runs before retiring the side.
Lanky southpaw Eric Skoglund (3-1) started for
the Knights and absorbed his first loss. The 6-foot-7 freshman was chased
after giving up four hits, a pair of walks and four runs over 2 1/3 innings.
East Carolina avoided a weekend sweep with
the victory. No. 19 Central Florida nipped the 25th-ranked Pirates 2-1 in
a Friday evening pitchers' duel
and
pounded three homers in a 10-6
win on Saturday.
East Carolina will hit the road again on
Wednesday, this time for a short bus trip to Raleigh for a 6 p.m. matchup with N.C. State.
The Pirates
edged the Wolpack 6-5 last Tuesday
in Greenville.
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