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COLLEGE BASEBALL
2012 Game No. 33
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Ninth inning snafu sinks
Pirates
From staff and electronic reports
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Old Dominion's Chris Baker raced home from second
base on a misplayed ninth inning popup to score the decisive run in a 3-2
upset victory over East Carolina Wednesday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
Baker, a senior first baseman, led off the inning
with an infield single and moved to second on a passed ball. Two outs later,
ECU senior third baseman Corey Thompson committed the fateful error on
junior designated hitter Shawn Sizemore's infield flyer, allowing Baker to
reach home plate.
The Pirates (23-9-1) had an opportunity to tie or
win in the bottom half of the inning, putting runners on second and third
with two outs. But Monarchs closer Dean Ali, a sophomore righthander,
retired freshman pinch hitter Nick Thompson on a fly to right field to end
the threat and pick up the save.
Each team employed four pitchers in the game.
Junior righthander Brandon Smith (5-1) got credit for the win after pitching
hitless ball from the sixth through the eighth innings, walking one and
hitting a pair of batters but keeping East Carolina off the scoreboard.
Junior lefthander Jake Harris continued his
comeback from Tommy John surgery, taking over for ECU starter Deshorn Lake
in the third and hurling 4 1/3 innings of no-hit ball. Harris walked only
one during the impressive stint.
Junior righthander Andy Smithmyer (2-2) relieved
Harris in the seventh and took the loss. Smithmyer pitched two innings and
gave up one hit, one walk and the ninth inning unearned run that spelled
defeat for the Pirates.
Baker and freshman outfielder Josh Eldridge had two
hits apiece for the Monarchs (12-21). The game's offensive highlight came
when ODU senior shortstop Josh Wright belted a two-run homer down the left
field line in the third inning.
Senior catcher Zach Wright and sophomore shortstop
Jack Reinheimer each banged out two of East Carolina's six hits. One of
Reinheimer's hits was a triple that drove in two runs in the fourth,
knotting the score at 2-2.
East Carolina is off Thursday and begins a weekend
road series against Conference USA foe Memphis on Friday (7:30 p.m.)
BOX SCORE #33
Old Dominion 3, East Carolina
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ECU SID GAME STORY
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ODU SID GAME STORY
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Venue: Clark-LeClair Stadium, Greenville, NC
Attendance: 2,682
Records: ECU 23-9-1; ODU 12-21.
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