COLLEGE BASEBALL
2012 Game No. 32
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Pirates outlast Elon in
10-inning battle
From staff and electronic reports
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After a pitching duel left both teams scoreless
heading into the final inning, East Carolina and Elon matched each other
with two runs apiece in the ninth before the Pirates finally gained the
advantage in the tenth for a 3-2 victory Tuesday night at Latham Park.
Starter Jeff Hoffman put on one of East Carolina's
most impressive mound performances of the season, fanning ten and keeping
base runners to a minimum in his eight-inning stint. The freshman
righthander faced only 29 batters, hog-tying the Phoenix (19-15) on three
hits with one walk and one hit batsman before designated hitter Drew Reynold
took over the pitching duties in the ninth.
Sophomore righthander David Whitehead hurled six
shutout innings for Elon. Whitehead, who surrendered six hits and three
walks and dinged a pair of batters, yielded to junior righthander Jordan
Darnell in the seventh.
Darnell (0-1) kept the shutout going for 2 2/3
innings before the Pirates (23-8-1) came alive with two outs in the ninth.
After senior catcher Zach Wright walked and advanced to third on junior
pinch-hitter/outfielder Bryan Bass's single, sophomore shortstop Jack
Reinheimer banged a double to left center to drive in both runners, setting
the stage for the apparent triumph.
But the 2-0 lead didn't last through the bottom
half of the frame as the Phoenix got to Reynolds for two runs, one earned.
Alex Swim singled, moved to second on an infield out and then scored when
East Carolina centerfielder Ben Fultz dropped designated hitter Joey Tomko's
fly ball after a collision. Blaine Bower, who pinch ran for Tomko, raced to
third on Garrett Koster's single and then stole home on a double steal with
Koster to force extra innings.
Senior second baseman Tim Younger led off the tenth
with a double to left and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Reynolds.
Junior first baseman John Wooten then lifted a fly ball to center, giving
Younger time to score what would turn out to be the decisive run.
Reynolds (3-0) retired the Phoenix in order in the
bottom of the inning.
East Carolina returns home for a matchup with Old Dominion on Wednesday
at 6 p.m. The Pirates
thumped the Monarchs 10-4 in Norfolk on Feb. 22.
BOX SCORE #32
East
Carolina Pirates 3, Elon Phoenix 2 (10 innings)
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Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Venue: Latham Park, Elon, NC
Attendance: 1,005
Records: ECU 23-8-1; EU 19-15.
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