Pirates cap off KLC sweep
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David Lucroy hurled five innings of three-hit
ball and the East Carolina bats erupted for four runs in the sixth to help
the Pirates finish unbeaten in the Tenth Annual Keith LeClair Classic with a
5-1 victory over New Mexico State Sunday afternoon.
A freshman righthander making his first start,
Lucroy matched Aggies starter Michael Ormseth frame for scoreless frame
until giving way to reliever Andy Smithmyer in the sixth.
NMSU got to Smithmyer for a score in the top
of the sixth on an RBI double by Kent Blackstone, but the lead was
short-lived as the Pirates responded with four runs on four hits and an
error in the bottom half of the inning to take what turned out to be a
decisive lead.
The ECU uprising was highlighted by an RBI
single by junior first baseman/designated hitter Chase McDonald, an RBI
double by sophomore outfielder Nick Thompson and an RBI sacrifice fly by
senior outfielder Jay Cannon.
The rally gave the win to Smithmyer (1-1), who
struck out four and surrendered a hit and five bases on balls in two
innings.
After a 1/3-inning relief stint by freshman
lefthander Nick Durazo, junior designated hitter Drew Reynold took over the
mound duties for the Pirates, fanning two and surrendering a pair of hits in
1 2/3 scoreless innings to close out the win and pick up his second save.
ECU added an insurance run in the eighth on
junior outfielder Dylan Brown's sacrifice bunt.
Including
Thursday's 8-2 win over Illinois in the KLC opener
and
Friday's 2-1 thriller over Boston College, the Pirates
finished 3-0 in the annual event. Illinois had the second best record at
3-1, New Mexico State and Ohio were 1-2 and BC came up winless at 0-3.
The Pirates will be back in action Tuesday
with a 5 p.m. home game against Virginia Commonwealth.
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02/24/13 10:55 PM.
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