Cotton mows down 12 in
series finale
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Jharel Cotton fanned 12 and pitched seven
innings of four-hit ball to help East Carolina defeat Conference USA foe
Tulane 6-3 Sunday afternoon and salvage a 2-1 split in the teams' weekend
series.
The Pirates (28-16-1, 10-7-1 C-USA) jumped on
Green Wave starter Tyler Mapes (1-3) for five runs in the first two frames
to provide Cotton all the cushion he needed. A junior righthander, Cotton
was dominant, registering at least one strikeout in each inning — including
two KOs in five of the frames. He walked only one in boosting his unbeaten
record to 8-0. Senior
catcher Zach Wright's three-run homer to left in the first inning gave
East Carolina the upper hand out of the gate. Wright's blast came after
senior second baseman Tim Younger and junior outfielder John Wooten
reached on singles.
The Pirates chased Mapes with two more scores
in the second. Sophomore shortstop Jack Reinheimer singled and moved to
second on a sacrifice bunt by junior outfielder Philip Clark. Reinheimer
took third when junior outfielder Chris Gosik reached on a throwing error. A
wild pitch then sent Gosik to second and Reinheimer across the plate. After
Gosik went to third on a groundout, sophomore designated hitter Drew
Reynolds brought him home with a single.
Tulane (29-14, 7-7 C-USA) produced two runs in
the third on a walk, a double and a single to pull within 5-2, but that was
as close as the Wave would come to making up the gap.
East Carolina recorded its final run in
the fifth when Wooten doubled, Wright walked and sophomore first baseman
Chase McDonald drove Wooten in with a single.
Freshman righthander Jeff Hoffman came in for
Cotton in the eighth and served up a homer to Tulane's Brandon Boudreaux.
Reynolds, a sophomore righthander, took over
the mound duties in the ninth, retiring the Green Wave in order and earning
his ninth save.
The win rekindled some momentum for the
Pirates after back-to-back upset losses. Tulane
toppled ECU 4-1 on Friday and
4-2 on Saturday.
East Carolina is off
until Friday when it hosts Marshall in the 6 p.m. opener of
another C-USA weekend series. The series will continue on
Saturday (2 p.m.) and conclude on Sunday (1 p.m.)
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04/29/12 05:38 PM.
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