Pirates bounce back with
7-6 win
From electronic and staff reports
©2013 Bonesville.net
All rights reserved.
East Carolina senior designated hitter Chris
Gosik belted a three-run homer in the third inning and the Pirates came up
with four runs in the seventh to get by Monmouth 7-6 Saturday afternoon at
Clark-LeClair Stadium.
The game's decisive turn came with two outs in
ECU's half of the seventh and the Pirates trailing 4-3. After senior second
baseman Bryan Bass reached first on an infield error, the Pirates took
advantage of two infield singles, a walk, a wild pitch and another infield
fielding error to forge ahead 7-4.
Junior righthander Ryan Williams (3-0) blanked
the Hawks on three hits for six innings and earned the victory despite
surrendering four runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth. Only two
of the runs were earned.
With one out in the eighth, Williams turned
the mound duties over to junior righthander Drew Reynolds, who shut down
Monmouth the rest of the way to pick up his fifth save.
The Hawks outhit the Pirates 12-8. They were
led at the plate by sophomore designated hitter Craig Sweeney and freshman
outfielder Dan Shea with three hits apiece. Sweeney added a game-high 3 runs
batted in.
Senior shortstop Jack Reinheimer and junior
outfielder Dylan Brown each had a pair of hits for ECU.
Monmouth starter Dan Smith, a senior southpaw,
gave up six runs — three earned — on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings before
giving way to T.J. Hunt. A sophomore righthander, Hunt (1-2) logged only 1/3
inning but was charged with an unearned run and the loss.
Senior rightie Neil Harm held ECU at bay after
taking over for Hunt to start the eighth.
The Pirates, who
fell to Monmouth 4-3 in 10 innings
on Friday, will try to capture the
series when the teams face off Sunday at 1 p.m.
PAGE UPDATED
03/10/13 04:13 AM.
Copyright © Bonesville.net. All rights rights reserved.
No content on this site may be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any fashion without explicit
written permission from the
editor. Information from Bonesville staff members, East Carolina University, Conference USA
and other sources was used in composing and/or compiling the articles
and data on this site. This site is editorially independent and is not
affiliated with East Carolina University or Conference USA. View
Bonesville.net's
privacy policy. For advertising or other information, e-mail
editor@bonesville.net.
*You are viewing an
alpha version of Bonesville Mobile. You may view this trial version
of Bonesville Mobile at no charge. After alpha and beta testing are
completed, a subscription version of Bonesville Mobile will be
available at a nominal price. The business model of Bonesville Mobile
contemplates the incorporation of minimal
and non-obtrusive advertising. |