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Pirates take series with MTSU
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Sporting the
high socks, East Carolina senior Zach
Houchins lifts a three-run homer over
the left field wall in the third inning
of the deciding game of the Pirates'
three-game series with Middle Tennessee
State. The blast produced the game's
first runs and sent ECU on its way to a
5-1 conference victory. |
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(Photo by
W.A. Myatt) |
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GREENVILLE — East Carolina won the second game of
its doubleheader with Middle Tennessee State on Friday 5-1 to take the
Conference USA series two games to one.
The Pirates bounced back from a 6-1 loss in the first
game as Tyler Bolton (2-3) went five and two-thirds scoreless innings before
Ryan Williams pitched the rest of the way for his fifth save.
ECU (24-16, 11-7 C-USA) scored three runs in the third
and added single runs in the sixth and seventh innings in the second game.
A walk to Kirk Morgan started the Pirates in the third.
Drew Reynolds had a two-out single down the right field line before Zach
Houchins hit a three-run homer to left.
Bryce Harman walked for ECU in the sixth and later scored
on a wild pitch. Houchins singled in the seventh and later came home on a
wild pitch.
Houchins went 3-for-4 in the second game with three RBIs.
Reynolds went 2-for-4.
Bolton and Williams each allowed three hits.
Jared Allen hit two homers for MTSU (19-21, 9-9) in the
first game. He finished 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs with two
runs scored.
Allen's two-out, two-run blast in the top of the first
inning put the Blue Raiders ahead 2-0 and MTSU maintained the lead.
Trent Miller also homered and Ryan Stephens went 3-for-5
in the Blue Raiders win.
Brett Mabry (3-1) absorbed the loss for the Pirates.
Reynolds led ECU at the plate with a 2-for 4 effort.
The Pirates have added a non-conference home game with
Old Dominion at 6 p.m. Monday.
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Audio: Godwin &
players post-game...
View box score
#1 on ecupirates.com (PDF)
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