Pirates take series at UCF, 7-1
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ORLANDO — Jimmy Boyd
pitched seven innings and freshman Matt Bridges added two scoreless
innings of relief as East Carolina clinched its American Athletic
Conference series at Central Florida with a 7-1 win Friday.
The Pirates improved to
33-19-1 overall and 14-8-1 in league play going into the series finale
at 11 a.m. today.
ECU
took a 5-3 win in the opener with the Knights on
Thursday.
Boyd (7-4) allowed five
hits and did not issue a walk while striking out seven. Bridges yielded
one hit and struck out three after the game was halted for two hours and
41 minutes for rain.
ECU took a 1-0 lead in the
second and added a pair of runs in the third.
Turner Brown was hit by a
pitch by Juan Pimentel (3-7) to start the second. Brown moved to second
on a wild pitch and advanced to third on a single by Travis Watkins.
Brown scored as Eric Tyler
hit into a fielder's choice that retired Watkins at second.
Garrett Brooks started the
third with a single and advanced to second as Parker Lamm reached on a
one-out error. Lamm was out on a fielder's choice that put Brooks at
third and Charlie Yorgen at first.
A triple by freshman Dwanya
Williams-Sutton scored two runs for a 3-0 Pirates lead.
ECU pushed its advantage to
4-0 in the fifth after Lamm reached on an error to start the inning.
Yorgen singled through the left side to move Lamm to second.
A double steal put the
runners at second and third with Lamm scoring on a ground out by Brown.
UCF (25-30, 8-15) pulled
within 4-1 in the sixth. Eli Putnam had a one-out single and took third
on the play on a Pirate error. He scored an unearned run on a single to
right by Matt Diorio.
Kirk Morgan had a three-run
double in the eighth for a 7-1 Pirates lead. Watkins singled, Tyler was
hit by a pitch and Brooks walked before Morgan pinch hit for Luke Bolka.
ECU held an 8-6 lead in
hits as Watkins went 3-for-3.
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