Pirates shut out USF

By Al Myatt
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TAMPA, FL — Four East Carolina pitchers combined to shut out South Florida in a 6-0 American Athletic Conference win on Sunday.

David Lucroy, Nick Durazo, Joe Ingle and Jimmy Boyd limited the Bulls (24-12, 7-2 AAC) to a total of five hits and totaled 11 strikeouts.

Durazo (2-0) went three innings for the win in relief of Lucroy, who started and tossed two and two-thirds. Ingle got an out to end the sixth before Boyd threw the final three innings for his first save.

A three-run fifth inning put ECU (21-15, 4-5 AAC) ahead to stay. Garrett Brooks had a two-out single before Jackson Mims walked. Hunter Allen doubled down the left field line to bring in Brooks for a 1-0 lead.

Charlie Yorgen drew a walk off of Bulls reliever Michael Farley before two runs scored on a single to right field by Reid Love.

The Pirates added two runs in the eighth. Travis Watkins singled to right field with one out and Eric Tyler doubled down the left field line. Bryce Harman was hit by a pitch to load the bases before Luke Lowery had an RBI single through the left side. ECU led 5-0 after a sacrifice fly by Brooks.

The Pirates manufactured the final run in the ninth after a leadoff single by Allen. Yorgen's sacrifice bunt moved Allen to second. Love's single to left center put Allen at third and Watkins' sacrifice fly brought him in.

Allen, Yorgen, Love and Tyler had two hits each. Love had two RBIs and Allen scored twice.

ECU had 12 hits.

The Pirates host UNC-Wilmington (25-8) at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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