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East Carolina wins with big 8th

GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored six runs in the eighth inning to defeat Virginia Commonwealth 9-3 at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Kirk Morgan (4-0) got the win in relief and also drove in two runs in the Pirates' big frame. ... More...

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GREENVILLE — A leadoff triple by Cody Acker in the top of the ninth inning led to the go-ahead run for Virginia Commonwealth in a 4-3 win over East Carolina at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. ... More...

 

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Lowery, Pirates stay hot

GREENVILLE — East Carolina built a 7-0 lead through four innings on Wednesday evening against Princeton and completed a two-game sweep of the Tigers with an 8-3 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium. It was the sixth straight win for the Pirates (15-6). Luke Lowery, the current national Player of the Week, went 4-for-5 with an RBI as ECU totaled 16 hits. ... More...

 

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ECU continues winning streak

GREENVILLE — East Carolina took its fifth straight win by beating Princeton 11-2 at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Tuesday evening. The Pirates (14-6) have scored 60 runs during the streak.

Winning pitcher Jimmy Boyd's support included two hits each from Reid Love, Luke Lowery, Eric Tyler and Kirk Morgan. Travis Watkins had one hit and three RBIs. ... Story & pictures...

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ECU blasts Phoenix

ELON — East Carolina completed a sweep of its three-game series at Elon by pounding out 22 hits in a 20-4 win on Sunday. The Pirates (13-6) led 8-0 before erupting for seven runs in the sixth inning. ECU added five more runs in the seventh before the Phoenix (8-9) closed the scoring with two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth. ... More...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

By Al Myatt
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GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored six runs in the eighth inning to defeat Virginia Commonwealth 9-3 at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Kirk Morgan (4-0) got the win in relief and also drove in two runs in the Pirates' big frame.

Hunter Allen and Bryce Harman walked to start ECU's half of the eighth. Luke Lowery was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Eric Tyler doubled for two RBIs and a 5-3 Pirates lead.

Travis Watkins singled and Charlie Yorgen followed with an RBI single. An error on Yorgen's single to right allowed Lowery to score and extended ECU's advantage to 7-3. Morgan followed with a two-run single to complete the scoring.

Jacob Wolfe started and went five and one-third innings for the Pirates, leaving with a 3-2 lead. He allowed six hits and two earned runs while walking one and striking out four.

Joe Ingle pitched two-thirds of an inning, yielding one hit and striking out one. The Rams scored the tying run in the seventh off of Morgan, who gave up one hit and fanned four in three innings.

Jackson Mims went 2-for-4 for ECU with a pair of RBIs.

VCU (10-10) outhit the Pirates 8-6 but committed seven errors to two for the Pirates (16-7).

The Rams had won five straight in the series, including a 4-3 victory on Friday.

ECU evened the three-game series at a win apiece with the deciding game at 1 p.m. today.

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