Hoffman handles Blue Raiders
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Senior Dylan
Brown beats the tag from MTSU catcher
Michael Adams in the 5th inning to score
the game's only run in ECU's 1-0 win
Thursday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. |
(Photo by
W.A. Myatt) |
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GREENVILLE — Junior right-hander Jeff Hoffman of
East Carolina struck out 16 Middle Tennessee State batters Thursday night as
the Pirates took a 1-0 Conference USA win over the visiting Blue Raiders.
ECU (23-15, 10-6 C-USA) got the final out on a play at
the plate as Pirates right fielder Ian Townsend threw to catcher Eric Tyler
for a tag out on Trent Miller, who was trying to score from second on a
single by Michael Adkins.
Hoffman (3-3) went eight innings. He allowed three hits
and walked one. Ryan Williams pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo
Epstein was among the major league observers in a crowd of 2,248 at Clark-LeClair
Stadium.
ECU's lone run in the fifth inning came after Dylan Brown
drew a leadoff walk. Drew Reynolds singled through the right side to move
Brown to third. Townsend had a sacrifice fly to right to give the Pirates
the lead.
Zac Curtis was the tough luck loser for Middle Tennessee
(18-20, 8-8). He allowed seven hits while walking two and striking out six
in a complete game.
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Catcher Eric Tyler applies
the 9th inning tag to Middle Tennessee runner Trent Miller to
seal ECU's 1-0 victory Thursday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. (Photo by
W.A. Myatt) |
The teams will play a doubleheader today beginning at 2
p.m., a schedule adjustment that will move up the third game of the league
series from Saturday to avoid potential unsuitable weather.
A Monday home game with Old Dominion at 6 p.m. has been
added to the ECU schedule. Though the Monarchs are C-USA members, the
contest will be treated as a non-league matchup. ODU won two of three from
the Pirates in their conference series last weekend.
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