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BaseballPirates take first AAC series

April 23, 2017 By Bonesville Staff 1 Comment

CINCINNATI — After winning its first American Athletic Conference game of the season Saturday, East Carolina claimed its initial AAC series on Sunday with a 14-3 win in eight innings over Cincinnati.

Travis Watkins went 4-for-4 for ECU with a double, a home run, four RBIs and three runs scored. Charlie Yorgen was 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored.

Bryce Harman was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run. Spencer Brickhouse had a double and three RBIs.

The Pirates (22-19, 2-10 AAC) scored once in the third inning, seven runs in the fourth inning and had a six-run eighth inning.

Watkins led off the third with a homer to left.

After Brickhouse walked to start the fourth, Turner Brown had an RBI double to put ECU ahead to stay at 2-1.

Dwanya Williams-Sutton singled and Watkins had a hit that scored Brown for a 3-1 lead. Dusty Baker had a sacrifice bunt to move the runners to second and third. Harman drove in two runs with a single to center

Yorgen singled and Eric Tyler was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Brickhouse doubled to left to bring in three runs and give the Pirates an 8-1 lead.

Wesley Phillips singled to left and Yorgen had a two-run homer to right to start the eighth for ECU.

Tyler singled and scored on a throwing error on a double by Bryant Packard for an 11-3 lead. Brown walked before two runs scored on a double by Watkins.

Drew Henrickson’s RBI single completed the scoring.

Trey Smith (2-0) got the win in one and two-thirds innings of relief after Jake Agnos started.

Agnos yielded seven hits over four and one-third innings. He allowed three runs, all earned, while walking one and striking out three.

Smith scattered three hits and walked one without a walk or a whiff while holding the Bearcats (20-20, 5-7) scoreless. West Covington retired the hosts in order in the seventh and eighth innings.

The game was called after eight innings on the 10-run rule.

The Pirates are home to take on N.C. State on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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  1. Ted Lockamon says

    April 24, 2017 at 1:57 pm

    Yay!

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