Pirates take series at UVa

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA —  Luke Bolka had a 3-run homer and finished with four RBIs to lead East Carolina to a 6-1 victory at Virginia on Saturday for a series win over the defending College World Series champions.

The Pirates improved to 6-0 and go for the series sweep at 1 p.m. today. Virginia, ranked No. 8 by the National College Baseball Writers Association, fell to 3-3.

ECU followed up on an 8-5 win in 10 innings on Friday by taking a 3-0 lead on Bolka's blast to left with Dwanya Williams-Sutton and Eric Tyler on base.

Williams-Sutton scored on a ground out by Bolka in the fourth as the Pirates took a 4-0 lead.

A triple by Williams-Sutton scored Tyler for a 5-0 ECU advantage in the sixth. A line-out to left by Wes Phillips allowed Williams-Sutton to score later in the inning to push the Pirates' lead to 6-0.

The Cavaliers scored an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth.

Williams-Sutton, a freshman, finished 3-for-3 with a pair of triples to lead an 8-hit attack.

Travis Watkins had two hits with a double.

Jacob Wolfe (2-0) went six innings. He allowed four hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Wolfe's pitch count reached 91 with 62 strikes. Nick Durazo picked up his first save with three innings of work. He allowed two hits while striking out three. Durazo delivered 38 pitches with 27 in the zone.

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