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COLLEGE BASEBALL
2012 Game No. 13
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Joyner, Wright excel in win
over ORU
From staff and electronic reports
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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.
BOX SCORE #13
EAST CAROLINA PIRATES 4, ORAL
ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES 2
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Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Event: DRASH Alabama Classic
Place: Sewell-Thomas Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL
Attendance: 3,234
Records: ECU 10-3; ORU 6-7.
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