Hoffman notches victory
over Illini
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Illinois struck first but East Carolina struck
hardest Thursday night as the Pirates put up eight unanswered runs to defeat
the Fighting Illini 8-2 in the opening game of the Tenth Annual Keith
LeClair Classic at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
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Jay Cannon (23), Bryan Bass (6) and
Chase McDonald (42) celebrate ECU's
first win of the season. (Photo: W.A. Myatt)
After giving up a first-inning run on an RBI
single by Illinois junior leftfielder Jordan Parr, ECU starter Jeff Hoffman
settled into a rhythm and stymied the Illini through 6 2/3 innings as the
Pirates took control with two runs in the fourth and four in the sixth.
Hoffman (1-1) fanned nine and scattered six
hits before giving way to reliever Dylan Dickens with two outs in the
seventh and the Pirates leading 6-2. The performance netted Hoffman, a
sophomore righthander, his first win of the season.
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ECU starter Jeff Hoffman looks on
from
the dugout as the Pirates put up four runs
in the sixth inning. (Photo: W.A. Myatt)
Junior third baseman Zach Houchins got East
Carolina's offense going with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth.
The blast gave the Pirates a 2-1 lead, an advantage that would grow when ECU
sent nine batters to the plate and added four runs in the sixth.
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ECU second baseman Bryan Bass
turns in a double play in the top
of the eight. (Photo: W.A. Myatt)
After the Pirates added a pair of runs in the
seventh for a seven-run cushion, Illinois ended its seven-inning scoreless
stretch with a single run in the ninth to account for the final score.
Junior designated hitter Drew Reynolds was
2-for-5 and scored a pair of runs for the Pirates. ECU's seventh-inning
outburst was highlighted by a two-run single by freshman catcher Travis
Watkins.
Parr was 2-for-4, including a double, to pace
the Illinois attack.
Illinois starter Kevin Johnson (1-1), a senior
righthander, took the loss.
Today's rain-altered KLC schedule pits the
Illini against Ohio at 11 a.m., Ohio against New Mexico State at 2 p.m., and
the Pirates against Boston College at 6 p.m.
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02/22/13 06:54 PM.
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