Brandt tames UH, coach
hits milestone
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Senior southpaw Kevin Brandt parceled out four
hits over eight shutout innings and was backed by a 14-hit attack as East
Carolina trounced Conference USA foe Houston 10-3 Thursday evening at Clark-LeClair
Stadium.
The Pirates (21-8, 5-2 C-USA) exploded for
four runs in the second and six more in the fifth to remove the drama early
in extending their overall and league winning streaks to five games.
Senior third baseman Corey Thompson helped
fuel the offensive assault with three RBIs on a double and a sacrifice fly.
Sophomore outfielder Ben Fultz and senior second baseman/shortstop Tim
Younger each had two hits and a pair of RBIs and senior catcher Zach Wright
and sophomore first baseman Chase McDonald each contributed two hits and one
RBI.
Houston starter Jared Ray was roughed up for
nine runs and 10 hits. The senior righthander got credit for four innings
pitched before heading to the showers after giving up five straight hits
when East Carolina came to bat in the bottom of the fifth.
The Cougars (11-17, 1-6) scratched out three
unearned runs against freshman righthander Deshorn Lake, who relieved Brandt
to start the ninth.
The victory was ECU coach Billy Godwin's 500th
in a collegiate coaching career dating back to 1999. Godwin has recorded 238
wins in his seven seasons at the helm of the Pirates. He served as head
coach at Louisburg from 1999-2005.
East Carolina's three-game series with Houston
continues on Friday (6 p.m.) and wraps up on Saturday (10 a.m.).
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04/07/12 01:51 AM.
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