Pirates rally past Albany
By
Al Myatt
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GREENVILLE — East Carolina came back
from an early 2-0 deficit to move above .500 for the season with a 5-3
win against Albany at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Great Danes (1-5) took a 2-0 lead
in the top of the second before the Pirates scored twice in the bottom
of the third.
ECU got a go-ahead run in the fifth
before Albany tied the score at 3 in the sixth.
Charlie Yorgen walked with one out to
start a decisive two-run seventh for the Pirates. Bryce Harman doubled
down the right field line and wound up at third on a fielding error that
allowed Yorgen to score the go-ahead run. Harman came home on an RBI
ground out by Luke Lowery.
David Lucroy went five and two-thirds
innings, allowing seven hits and three earned runs with one walk and six
strikeouts. He found the strike zone on 63 of his 87 pitches.
Kirk Morgan (1-0) picked up the win
with two and one-third innings of relief after being summoned to deal
with a bases-loaded threat in the sixth. Morgan yielded one hit and
recorded two whiffs.
Reid Love came in for his second
save, facing four batters in the ninth.
Harman went 2-for-3 with two RBIs as
both teams collected eight hits.
Leadoff batter Parker Lamm went
2-for-4 for the Pirates.
Lowery had a hit and two RBIs. Yorgen
had a hit and scored twice. Eric Tyler and Jackson Mims also had hits
for ECU.
Each team was charged with three
errors. The contest was played in a steady drizzle with 422 fans braving
the elements.
The Pirates (5-4) visit N.C.
State (5-3) for a 3 p.m. game Tuesday.
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03/02/15 03:10 PM.
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