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Pirates lasso Cowboys;
Mother Nature shuffles schedule
From staff and
electronic reports
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East Carolina erupted for
eight runs in the bottom of the seventh and freshman southpaw Kevin
Brandt made his collegiate debut with a masterful relief performance as
the 23rd-ranked Pirates knocked off No. 11 Oklahoma State 14-7 Thursday
in Greenville.
OSU bolted to a 7-1 lead,
chasing ECU sophomore righthander Sthil Sowers after 2 2/3 innings
before Brandt came in from the bullpen to shut down the Cowboys for the
remainder of the game.
Brandt gave up three hits
and no runs over the final 6 2/3 innings, setting the stage for the
Pirates to rally and ensuring that OSU would not stage a counter-rally.
Junior first baseman Doug
Kroll had a pair of home runs for the Cowboys, while senior left fielder
Stephen Batts and senior third baseman Drew Schieber hit round-trippers
for the Pirates.
The teams are set for a
rematch on Friday's opening day of the Keith LeClair Classic. The
matchup was moved up from Saturday as a result of a nature-induced
change in the LeClair Classic schedule.
In anticipation of weekend
rain in Greenville, the schedule for the four-team event was altered
from its original Friday-Saturday-Sunday format to include four games on
Friday with the remaining two games to be announced Friday evening.
East Carolina officials
announced the new game times in an effort to sidestep the inclement
weather.
Friday's schedule:
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9:00 a.m. |
Oklahoma State (H) vs. College
of Charleston |
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12:30 p.m. |
East Carolina (H) vs. St.
John's |
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4:00 p.m. |
East Carolina (H) vs. Oklahoma
State |
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7:30 p.m. |
College of Charleston (H) vs.
St. John's |
* Game time approximate
and will start 40 minutes after conclusion of prior game; (H) Designated
home team.
Fans that purchased a
Saturday day pass for the LeClair Classic may exchange it for a Friday
or Sunday day pass for the Classic or any future ECU home game,
according to an ECU release. The Clark-LeClair Stadium ticket office is
scheduled to open Friday at 8 a.m.
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02/27/09 03:09 AM.
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