Brandt tames UH, coach hits milestone

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Senior southpaw Kevin Brandt parceled out four hits over eight shutout innings and was backed by a 14-hit attack as East Carolina trounced Conference USA foe Houston 10-3 Thursday evening at Clark-LeClair Stadium.

The Pirates (21-8, 5-2 C-USA) exploded for four runs in the second and six more in the fifth to remove the drama early in extending their overall and league winning streaks to five games.

Senior third baseman Corey Thompson helped fuel the offensive assault with three RBIs on a double and a sacrifice fly. Sophomore outfielder Ben Fultz and senior second baseman/shortstop Tim Younger each had two hits and a pair of RBIs and senior catcher Zach Wright and sophomore first baseman Chase McDonald each contributed two hits and one RBI.

Houston starter Jared Ray was roughed up for nine runs and 10 hits. The senior righthander got credit for four innings pitched before heading to the showers after giving up five straight hits when East Carolina came to bat in the bottom of the fifth.

The Cougars (11-17, 1-6) scratched out three unearned runs against freshman righthander Deshorn Lake, who relieved Brandt to start the ninth.

The victory was ECU coach Billy Godwin's 500th in a collegiate coaching career dating back to 1999. Godwin has recorded 238 wins in his seven seasons at the helm of the Pirates. He served as head coach at Louisburg from 1999-2005.

East Carolina's three-game series with Houston continues on Friday (6 p.m.) and wraps up on Saturday (10 a.m.).

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