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ECU tops Cincinnati,
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CINCINNATI —
East Carolina opened
its American
Athletic Conference
series at Cincinnati
with a 7-3 win on
Thursday night. Reid
Love (7-3) pitched
seven innings as a
three-run fifth
inning put the
Pirates (34-20, 13-9
AAC) ahead to stay.
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Senior Nights and Days for Pirates |
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officially celebrated Senior Night
with a 7-0 win over Elon at Clark-LeClair
Stadium on Tuesday night. There have
been numerous senior afternoons and
evenings for the Pirates throughout
the 2015 season because Hunter Allen
and Reid Love have played such big
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Pictured: Hunter Allen, top left,
is shown turning a 6-3 double play
in an ECU win over Princeton on
March 17. Reid Love, top right, is
pictured celebrating with Pirates
coach Cliff Godwin after his leadoff
triple in the bottom of the 9th set
up a dramatic victory over N.C.
State on April 21. Heading into the
final series of the regular season,
the senior co-captains have been
stalwart performers as the Pirates
have made a run at the American
Athletic Conference title while
keeping their eyes on a potential
NCAA regional berth. (Photos by W.A.
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BASEBALL |
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Pirates shut out Elon |
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GREENVILLE
— East
Carolina
took a
7-0
nonconference
win over
Elon on
Senior
Night at
Clark-LeClair
Stadium
on
Tuesday
night.
The game
was
shortened
to seven
innings
because
of
threatening
weather.
Pirate
seniors
Hunter
Allen
and Reid
Love had
productive
performances
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING |
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Recruiting Wars: Offensive Line |
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 East
Carolina will suffer some of its most
significant personnel losses after next
season on the offensive line, and starting
to fill those voids is a priority as the
Pirates pursue the recruiting Class of 2016.
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Recruiting Wars:
QB |
RB |
WR/TE |
OL | DL | LB | DB |
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING |
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Thumbnail sketch: WR Tahj Deans |
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Nash star Tahj Deans has solid credentials
as a defender but is projected as a wide
receiver at East Carolina after committing
to join the Pirates' recruiting class of
2016. ...
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Short and sweet for Cougars |
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HOUSTON —
Houston moved into first place in the
American Athletic Conference with a 11-1 win
in seven innings over visiting East Carolina
on Sunday afternoon. ...
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Pirates bounce back |
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HOUSTON — East
Carolina bounced back to top Houston 4-1 on
Saturday and regain a share of the American
Athletic Conference lead. ...
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By
Al Myatt
©2015 Bonesville.net
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CINCINNATI — East Carolina
scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning after Cincinnati had
taken a 1-0 lead in the second and the Pirates went on to a 6-4 American
Athletic Conference win over the Bearcats on Friday night.
The outcome clinched the
series for ECU, which improved to 35-20 overall and 14-9 in league
play. The Pirates
won the series opener 7-3 on Thursday night.
The third game is
scheduled for noon today.
Kirk Morgan went 4-for-5
and scored two runs to lead the victory offensively. Evan Kruczynski
(7-4) started and pitched seven and one-third innings for the
Pirates. He allowed six hits and two runs, both earned, while
walking three and striking out five.
Joe Ingle went one and
two-thirds for his fifth save.
ECU remained a game
behind Houston (38-17, 15-8) in the league standings as the Cougars
topped Connecticut 3-1 on Friday night.
Devin Wenzel of the
Bearcats doubled in the second and Woody Wallace drove him in with a
single as Cincinnati went ahead 1-0.
Charlie Yorgen singled
to get the Pirates started in the fourth. Reid Love followed with a
single and Morgan bunted for a hit to load the bases.
Luke Lowery was hit by a
pitch to force in a run and tie the score. Eric Tyler flied out to
center before two runs scored on a throwing error by the Bearcats'
first baseman.
Morgan led off the sixth
with a single to right and Lowery doubled through the left side.
Tyler's sacrifice fly scored Morgan for a 4-1 Pirates lead. An RBI
double by Travis Watkins pushed ECU's advantage to 5-1.
A solo homer by Garrett
Brooks in the eighth put the Pirates ahead 6-1.
The Bearcats rallied for
three runs in the bottom of the eighth.
ECU outhit their hosts,
11-9, and played errorless defense while Cincinnati was beset by
three fielding miscues.
Yorgen finished with two
hits and scored a run in the Pirates' third straight win.