Joyner, Wright excel in
win over ORU
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Junior lefthander Tyler
Joyner struck out seven and scattered five hits over six innings and
senior catcher Zach Wright factored into all of East Carolina's runs as
the Pirates earned a 4-2 victory over Oral Roberts Saturday afternoon in
the DRASH Alabama Classic in Tuscaloosa.
Joyner (3-0) held the
Golden Eagles to one run during his stint on the mound. With ORU's bats
subdued, the Pirates got on the scoreboard first and ultimately captured
the lead for good with a three-run sixth.
Sophomore first baseman Chase McDonald reached
on an error by the rightfielder in the second inning, advancing all the way
to second. After moving to third on a bunt single by designated hitter Drew
Reynolds, McDonald came home on a single to center by Wright to stake East
Carolina to a 1-0 advantage.
Oral Roberts knotted the score in the top of
the sixth on a solo homer by junior second baseman Cam Schiller.
But the tie was short-lived as East Carolina
erupted in the bottom of the inning.
With two outs, McDonald walked and Reynolds
singled. Wright stepped up and knocked them in with a double down the
leftfield line on a 1-2 pitch, then came across the plate himself on a
single by junior rightfielder Philip Clark.
Andy Smithmyer, a junior righthander, took the
hill for the Pirates to start the seventh and kept the Golden Eagles (6-7)
off the board for two innings.
Reynolds, a sophomore righthander, came on in
relief in the ninth and gave up a run on three hits and a walk before giving
way to Tanner Merritt with two outs, two on and the winning run at the
plate.
Merritt, also a sophomore righthander, retired
Schiller on a fly to center to end the threat and pick up his third save.
Oral Roberts starter Drew Bowen (2-1) absorbed
his first loss of the season. The junior righthander went six innings and
gave up eight hits and all four of East Carolina's runs.
The 29th-ranked Pirates (10-3) will aim to
complete a sweep in the round-robin
invitational event today with an 11 a.m. matchup against No. 14 Louisville.
East Carolina
took down host Alabama 3-1 on Friday behind a stellar
pitching performance by senior southpaw Kevin Brandt. The Cardinals (10-4)
defeated Oral Roberts 7-3 on Friday but lost a 7-6 nail-biter to the Crimson
Tide (6-8) on Saturday.
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