ECU closes Classic with win
By
Al Myatt
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GREENVILLE — After a tough 4-3 loss
to No. 24 Liberty on Sunday afternoon, East Carolina bounced back with a
9-2 win over St. John's on Sunday evening at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
The Pirates (2-4) finished the 12th
annual Keith LeClair Classic with a 2-1 record.
ECU stranded the tying run at third
in the bottom of the ninth against the Flames.
"I challenged our hitters after that
heartbreaker," Pirates coach Cliff Godwin said. "We needed some offense
because we had used up a lot of our bullpen."
ECU responded with 14 hits in the
nightcap. Eric Tyler had a double and a home run.
Also collecting a pair of hits for
the Pirates were Parker Lamm, Reid Love, Luke Lowery and Jeff Nelson.
David Lucroy started and went seven
innings against the Red Storm (3-3). He allowed five hits and an
unearned run while striking out three without a walk.
Lamm, Love, Lowery, Nelson, Jackson
Mims and Hunter Allen had hits in a five-run fifth inning against St.
John's.
Lowery had two hits with a home run
and two RBIs to lead ECU against Liberty (3-3). His first-inning blast
to left staked the hosts to a 2-0 lead.
The Pirates went 0-for-11 with
runners in scoring position against the Flames.
Godwin planned to give the team
Monday off in accordance with NCAA regulations.
"We'll work on defense some in
practice Tuesday and get ready for Old Dominion," Godwin said.
ECU hosts its former Colonial
Athletic Association and Conference USA opponent at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
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