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ECU
shortstop Turner Brown fires to first in game one of a
Saturday doubleheader with UConn. The standout freshman
from Whiteville went one for three at the plate with an
RBI double as the Pirates claimed a 2-1 win in 10
innings. (W.A. Myatt
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Pirates adjust schedule |
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East
Carolina postponed the start of
its American Athletic Conference
series with Connecticut on
Friday due to rain. The teams
will play a doubleheader
beginning at 11 a.m. today with
the second game scheduled to
follow approximately 45 minutes
after the conclusion of the
first game.
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Amos, Pirates buy in, focus
forward |
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 DaShaun
Amos's junior football season at
East Carolina was followed
shortly by the announcement that
Ruffin McNeill would not be
returning as coach. Some stormy
seas ensued for the Pirates but
Amos and his fellow
upperclassmen helped steady the
ship.
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Myatt...
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A low point at High Point |
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GREENVILLE � East Carolina lost
5-1 at High Point on Wednesday
night following a 15-3 home win
over N.C. State the preceding
night. The Pirates sought to
avoid a letdown and took a 1-0
lead in the top of the first,
but the offensive production
subsequently faltered as ECU
fell to 24-13.
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Pirates reward big crowd with
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GREENVILLE
� The last time East Carolina
hosted a regional rival from the
ACC, the game didn't go nearly
as well as the Pirates' 15-3 win
over N.C. State on Tuesday
night. On March 15 when North
Carolina played at Clark-LeClair
Stadium, ECU absorbed a 17-4
loss before a crowd of 5,213.
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Goldsboro
product Zack
Mozingo
takes a cut
in a win
over
in-state
rival N.C.
State
Tuesday
evening at
Clark-LeClair
Stadium. The
junior left
fielder
belted a
grand slam
in the
fourth
inning in
the 15-3
rout. (W.A.
Myatt photo) |
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Spring game impacts recruiting |
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  The
East Carolina spring football game
served as a springboard for the
second and third commitments for the
February, 2017, ECU signing class.
Defensive end
Taijh Alston
(left) of Union Pines and corner
Myles White
(right) of Dudley made verbal
commitments to the Pirates in
conjunction with the intrasquad
scrimmage. They become the second
and third commitments for the
upcoming class, joining linebacker
Da'Shaun
Johnson of East
Carteret. ...
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Staff report
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Post-game
audio: Cliff Godwin
& Eric Tyler...
East Carolina split its
American Athletic Conference doubleheader with Connecticut at
Clark-LeClair Stadium as the Pirates took a 2-1 win in the first game
before the Huskies prevailed 5-1 in the nightcap.
Parker Lamm singled in
the third and scored on a double by Eric Tyler as ECU took a 1-0
lead in the third inning of the second game.
Pirates right-hander
Jimmy Boyd held the Huskies scoreless until the seventh when John
Toppa had an RBI double and two runs scored on wild pitches for a
3-1 UConn lead.
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ECU right-hander Jimmy Boyd works against UConn in the
second game of Saturday's doubleheader. The senior from
Raleigh had a strong outing before running into trouble
in the sixth inning. (W.A. Myatt
photo) |
Aaron Hill and
Willy Yahn had RBIs as the Huskies increased the lead to 5-1
in the top of the ninth.
The Huskies outhit the
Pirates 10-5 in the second game.
"We didn't swing the
bats well," said ECU coach Cliff Godwin. "We've got to have more
quality at-bats Sunday."
The deciding game in the
series is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. today.
Left-hander Tim Cate
(2-1) got the win for the Huskies. He went seven innings and allowed
five hits. He walked one and struck out 11.
"He was spotting up his
fast ball and working off of that," said Eric Tyler of the Pirates.
Patrick Ruotolo pitched
the last two innings for UConn and picked up his fourth save.
Boyd (5-3) went six and
two-thirds innings for the Pirates, allowing six hits and three
earned runs. He walked two and fanned four.
Denny Brady yielded the
two UConn runs in the ninth.
Matt Bridges, Sam Lanier
and Chris Holba turned in short but scoreless relief stints for ECU.
Yahn went 3-for-5 in the
second game to lead the Huskies.
The Pirates scored the
winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning in the first game as
UConn reliever Randy Polonia experienced control problems.
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The Pirates celebrate after a 10th-inning, walk-off walk
sealed a 2-1 win over UConn in the first game of
Saturday's AAC doubleheader. (W.A. Myatt
photo) |
Kiek Morgan was
hit by a pitch to start the frame for the Pirates. Brady
Lloyd came in to pinch run and Turner Brown put down a
sacrifice bunt to move Lloyd to second.
The Huskies
intentionally walked Garrett Brooks to set up a force but two-out
walks to Jeff Nelson and Tyler brought in the decisive run.
ECU had taken a 1-0 lead
in the second inning as Dwanya Williams-Sutton drew a walk with two
away and Brown followed with an RBI double to right center.
Joe Ingle (5-3) pitched
two and two-thirds innings of scoreless relief after a strong start
by Evan Kruczynski. Ingle allowed one hit and had two strikeouts
without a walk.
Kruczynski yielded five
hits over seven and one-third innings. The Huskies managed an
unearned run in the eighth that was charged to the junior lefty, who
struck out six and walked two. Kruczynski hit one batter.
UConn outhit the Pirates
6-3 in the opener and ECU committed two errors while the Huskies
were errorless.
Jack Sundberg was
2-for-5 for UConn in game one. Sundberg singled up the middle with
one out in the eighth. He went to third as Yahn got aboard on an
error.
Sundberg scored on a
single through the right side by Bobby Melley, the last batter
Kruczynski faced.
The split left the
Pirates at 25-14 overall and 6-5 in the AAC. UConn is 21-17 on the
season and 6-4 in the league.
East
Carolina coach Jeff Lebo has plugged
a big hole in the post by luring
Wake Forest graduate transfer Andre
Washington to finish his college
career with the Pirates. The
seven-footer will be eligible to
play immediately. ...