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Baseball NewsPirates overtake Houston for 12th straight win

May 20, 2022 By Bonesville Staff Leave a Comment

GREENVILLE — East Carolina rallied from a 4-1 deficit after five innings to win its 12th straight game by an 8-4 margin over Houston at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Thursday night.

The Pirates improved to 36-18 overall and 18-4 in the American Athletic Conference.

After Zach Agnos scored on a wild pitch in the first inning for a 1-0 ECU lead, the Cougars (34-20, 13-9 AAC) scored four runs in the third on a 2-run single by Brandon Uhse and a 2-run homer by Zach Arnold.

The Pirates scored four runs in the sixth for a 5-4 advantage. Lane Hoover had an RBI single, Ben Newton had a run-scoring bunt, Alec Makarewicz had an RBI single and Josh Moylan hit a sacrifice fly.

ECU added three runs in the eighth as Jacob Starling, Joey Berini and Agnos had run-scoring singles.

Danny Beal (4-1) tossed three scoreless innings of relief in picking up the win and Carter Spivey also had three scoreless frames in earning his fifth save.

Agnos had three hits with a triple and one RBI. Makarewicz and Starling each had two hits and an RBI.

The second game of the series is scheduled for Friday at 6:30 p.m.

ECU 2022 BASEBALL SCHEDULE
PIRATES OVERTAKE HOUSTON FOR 12TH STRAIGHT WIN
PIRATES GRIND TO SUCCESS
ECU EDGES CAMPBELL, 7-6
PIRATES CLINCH AAC CROWN
ECU CAPTURES SERIES, BOOSTS CONFERENCE LEAD
PIRATES TAKE SERIES OPENER WITH BULLS
PIRATES AIM HIGH FOR INTERIOR LINE TALENT
PIRATES PREVAIL AT LESS THAN BEST

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