Long ball helps Pirates
capture series
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Chase McDonald's two-run homer staked East
Carolina to an early lead and Luke Lowery's round-tripper in the ninth
provided the decisive edge as the Pirates claimed a 4-2 Conference USA
victory over Tulane Sunday at Turchin Stadium.
Coming on the heels of
a 3-2 13-inning marathon win over
the Green Wave on Friday and
a 5-4 12-inning loss on Saturday,
ECU's Sunday triumph clinched its first win of a league series this season.
After Lowery's one-out homer to left in the
top of the ninth broke a 2-2 tie, Bryan Bass singled up the middle, stole
second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Bass then scored an insurance
run on Jack Reinheimer's single to right.
ECU designated hitter-turned-closer Drew
Reynolds (3-1) retired the side in order in the bottom of the frame to seal
the outcome and earn credit for the victory.
Reynolds took over for reliever Jake Harris
with one out in the eighth and a man on second. After walking the first two
batters he faced to load the bases, Reynolds got out of the jam with a
strikeout and a groundout.
Ryan Williams started for the Pirates and
surrendered seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. Williams was lifted for Harris
with two outs in the sixth after giving up two runs on a double and three
singles.
Starter David Napoli logged eight solid
innings for the Wave, fanning eight and parceling out four hits and four
bases on balls.
Two of the hits came in the second when Nick
Thompson singled and McDonald homered down the right field line to put the
Pirates in front 2-0.
The score was knotted at 2-2 when Napoli gave
way to Ian Gibaut to open the ninth.
That's when ECU got its bats heated up and
dinged Gibaut for two runs on three hits, including Lowery's homer.
The Pirates will host non-conference rival UNC-Wilmington
on Tuesday at 6 p.m. before hitting the road for another league series next
weekend at UAB.
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