Pirates complete sweep
By
Al Myatt
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CINCINNATI — Luke Lowery's RBI double
in the top of the eighth inning lifted East Carolina to an 8-7 win on
Saturday and completed a three-game sweep at Cincinnati.
The Pirates concluded the regular
season at 36-20 overall and 15-9 in the American Athletic Conference.
ECU is the No. 2 seed for the league
tournament next week in Clearwater, FL, and will meet No. 7 Central
Florida at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Despite taking a 5-0 lead in the
second inning, the Pirates had to withstand a comeback by the Bearcats
as the hosts honored alumnus and retiring major leaguer Kevin Youkilis
before the contest at Marge Schott Stadium.
Bryce Harman and Charlie Yorgen each
had two-run homers in the second inning as ECU won its fourth straight
game.
Lowery and Travis Watkins singled in
the fifth for the Pirates. Kirk Morgan reached on an error that allowed
Lowery to score for a 6-1 ECU lead. Harman picked up an RBI on a ground
out later in the frame for a 7-1 Pirates cushion.
Ian Happ's two-run double cut the
lead to 7-3 in the bottom of the fifth.
R.J. Thompson had a run-scoring
single in the sixth to get the Bearcats within 7-4.
Devin Wenzel's two-run homer in the
seventh after an RBI single by Joey Thomas tied the score at 7.
Nick Durazo (4-0) got the win in
relief. He allowed one hit and struck out two in one scoreless inning.
Joe Ingle got the last two outs of the game for his sixth save.
Left-hander Jacob Wolfe started and
left after five innings with a 7-3 lead. Wolfe allowed seven hits, three
earned runs and struck out four while walking one.
Getting two hits each for ECU were
Hunter Allen, Lowery, Travis Watkins and Reid Love. Harman drove in
three runs.
Happ led Cincinnati (15-39, 6-18 AAC),
going 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
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