Pirates rally past Monmouth

By Al Myatt
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GREENVILLE —  East Carolina scored three runs in the last two innings to top Monmouth 4-3 on Friday night.

With the score tied at 3 with one out in the bottom of the ninth, Parker Lamm singled up the middle for the Pirates.

Charlie Yorgen's double put Lamm at third. He came home on a wild pitch for the game-ending run.

ECU (12-6) was down 3-1 going to the bottom of the eighth. Eric Tyler and Luke Bolka had singles. They moved into scoring position on a fly to center by Dwanya Williams-Sutton. Freshman Turner Brown delivered a two-run single with two down to tie the score.

Joe Ingle (3-2) pitched the last two innings for the win. He allowed two hits, an earned run and struck out three without a walk.

Evan Krucynski started and went seven innings. He yielded eight hits and two earned runs. The junior lefty walked one and struck out three.

Monmouth (6-10) took a 1-0 lead in the first as Dan Shea had a single to score Grant Lamberton, who opened the game with a double.

Shaine Hughes singled to score Robbie Allessandrine, who had doubled, for a 2-0 Hawks lead in the fifth.

The Pirates got a run back in the bottom of the fifth after Jeff Nelson singled with one out. Lamm had a hit to move Nelson to third. Yorgen's sacrifice bunt scored Nelson as ECU closed within 2-1.

Hughes doubled in the eighth and went to third on a wild pitch. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Shea to push the Hawks' advantage back to 2 runs.

James Kelly (0-1) pitched the last inning and one-third for Monmouth and took the loss.

Lamm, Yorgen and Williams-Sutton each had two hits for the Pirates.

The second matchup in the three-game series is scheduled for 4 p.m. today at Clark-LeClair Stadium.

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