Tulane takes series with 3-0 win

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NEW ORLEANS —  Tulane's 3-0 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina on Saturday had some similarities to the Green Wave's 5-3 win over the Pirates on Friday night.

Tulane (21-9, 3-1 AAC) got another complete game on the mound, this one from Emerson Gibbs (3-1), and Hunter Williams had another productive day at the plate.

Williams hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth on Friday to lift the Green Wave to victory.

Williams went 2-for-4 with two RBIs on Saturday. Williams singled to drive in two runs in the fourth for a 2-0 Tulane lead.

Stephen Alemais homered to left in the seventh to complete the scoring.

Jimmy Boyd (4-2) started and went five and two-thirds innings for ECU (20-11, 2-3). Boyd allowed four hits, two earned runs and walked three without a strikeout.

Matt Bridges yielded the home run to Alemais. Sam Lanier and Evan Voliva contributed scoreless relief stints.

Tulane had a 6-5 edge in hits. The Wave left eight on base while the Pirates stranded four.

Travis Watkins, Zack Mozingo, Kirk Morgan, Turner Brown and Garrett Brooks had hits for the Pirates.

Brown also drew the only walk from Gibbs, who recorded five strikeouts.

The third game of the series is at 2 p.m. today.

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