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Pirates win in 10th
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GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored an unearned run with
two out in the bottom of the 10th inning to top Western Kentucky 2-1 in the
Pirates' opening game of the Keith LeClair Classic on Friday. The outcome
rewarded sterling pitching performances by Jeff Hoffman and Ryan Williams.
Garrett Brooks drew a walk for ECU (4-5) with two down in
the final frame and Drew Reynolds followed with a single through the right
side that moved Brooks to third.
Zach Houchins reached on an error that allowed Brooks to
come home with the game-ending run.
Williams (3-0) pitched two innings with four strikeouts
to get the win in relief. Williams did not allow a hit or issue a walk.
Hoffman started for ECU, recording 14 strikeouts over
eight innings. Hoffman allowed five hits and one unearned run while walking
one.
Western Kentucky took a 1-0 lead in the sixth when Cody
Wofford doubled and later scored on a single by Ryan Church.
ECU got the tying run in the seventh as Ben Fultz walked
and came in on a double by Bryce Harman.
The Pirates were limited to four hits. Fultz and Ian
Townsend also had hits for ECU.
The final result halted a four-game winning streak for
Western Kentucky (6-3) which was coming off a 3-2 victory at No. 4
Vanderbilt on Tuesday.
ECU is expected to send left-hander Reid Love (0-1) to
the mound at 3 p.m. today to face Pitt. The Panthers (4-3) lost the first
game of the 11th annual event to Ohio State (6-2) on Friday by a 6-2 margin.
Western Kentucky and the Buckeyes are scheduled to meet
for the first time since 1925 at 11 a.m. today.
Sunday's matchups include Pitt and the Hilltoppers at
10:30 a.m. and the Pirates versus Ohio State at 2 p.m.
Freshman righty Davis Kirkpatrick (1-0) is the probable
starter for ECU in the concluding game of the event.
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