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Baseball NewsECU comeback clinches series

May 20, 2023 By Bonesville Staff Leave a Comment

TAMPA — Trailing 5-2 after seven innings, No. 15 East Carolina used a 4-run eighth inning for a 6-5 American Athletic Conference series win at South Florida on Friday night.

The Pirates improved to 40-15 overall and 17-6 in the AAC to maintain a half-game lead over Houston (32-21, 16-6) for first place in the league standings. The Cougars outlasted Cincinnati 8-7 in 10 innings on Friday.

Justin Wilcoxen walked to start the pivotal frame for ECU and Ryley Johnson reached on a throwing error. Luke Nowak singled to load the bases. Alec Makarewics was hit by a pitch to force in a run and pull the Pirates within 5-3.

Jacob Starling followed with a score-tying 2-run single to left center,

Makarewicz came in with what proved to be the winning run on a ground out by Nathan Chrismon.

The Bulls got the potential tying run to second base in the bottom of the ninth before Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman recorded a pair of fly outs. Jake Hunter came in for a game-ending strikeout and his first save.

Landon Ginn (4-0) got the win. Carter Spivey tossed three and two-thirds innings and had six of ECU’s 10 whiffs.

ECU’s two runs in the seventh came on a double by Makarewicz and a ground out by Starling.

USF (19-36, 7-16) had a 13-9 lead in hits but stranded 12 runners.
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Starling went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Makarewicz was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

The teams close the series with a game on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The Pirates are in position to sweep the Bulls and clinch the AAC regular season title.

ECU 2023 BASEBALL SCHEDULE
ECU COMEBACK CLINCHES SERIES
PIRATES TAKE OPENER AT USF
MOGRIDGE ON THE ROAD AND BUILDING IN THE TRENCHES
CAMELS HOLD OFF ECU
A-MAK LEADS ECU TO SWEEP
PIRATES TURN ON POWER, TAKE SERIES ON SENIOR DAY
PIRATES PULL AWAY EARLY

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