Owls rally tops ECU
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BOCA RATON, FL — Florida Atlantic scored two runs
in the bottom of the eighth inning to edge East Carolina 4-3 in a Conference
USA game on Friday night.
Drew Reynolds (2-1) took the loss after walking leadoff
batter Brendon Sanger in the eighth. A wild pitch allowed the runner to take
second before a triple by Tyler Rocklein tied the score at 3. A single by
Kevin Abraham scored what proved to be the winning run.
Tyler Bolton started and worked seven innings for the
Pirates (25-18, 11-8 C-USA). Bolton allowed six hits and two earned runs
while walking one and striking out four.
Reynolds doubled and scored on a throwing error as ECU
took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. The Owls (22-19, 10-12) took a 2-1
lead in the bottom of the first. The Pirates pulled even in the second
inning and went ahead 3-2 in the fourth.
Charlie Yorgen doubled in the second and Garrett Brooks
had a single before Yorgen came home with the tying run on a sacrifice bunt
by Hunter Allen.
Yorgen had a single and stole second in the fourth.
Brooks singled before Hunter Allen's grounder to first brought Yorgen in.
The teams are scheduled to play the second game of the
three-game series at 4 p.m. today.
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04/26/14 04:55 PM.
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