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Tulane Takes Series With 4-3 Win
April 19, 2009 | Baseball
April 19, 2009
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Conrad Flynn struck out a career-high eight batters and Jeremy Schaffer blasted a three-run home run as Tulane (22-17, 5-7) took game three of the Conference USA series 4-3 against No. 17 East Carolina (28-12, 10-5) at Greer Field inside Turchin Stadium.
Flynn improved to 4-3 on the season after allowing three runs (all earned) on seventh hits with a walk. Nick Pepitone picked up his sixth save of the season after working 1 2/3 innings allowing one hit.
Brad Mincey lasted 4 1/3 innings allowing four runs (all earned) on six hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Kevin Brandt, who entered the game in the fifth with runners on first and second and one out, got Schaffer to pop up to second after Josh Prince was caught stealing at third to get out of the jam. Brandt went three innings scattering two hits with two walks and a strikeout. Seth Simmons closed out the Pirates pitching working two-thirds of an inning with a strikeout.
Brandon Henderson put the Pirates up 1-0 in the first when he took a 1-2 offering from Flynn to right field for his sixth home run of the season and 27th of his career.
Tulane took a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning thanks to a three-run home run by Jeremy Schaffer to right field. Scott Powell singled to left field on the first pitch of the frame then took third on Sam Honeck's double down the right field line. After Schaffer hit his eighth home run of the season, Tulane scored another run when Evan Mistich doubled to right field scoring Seth Henry from first base.
Dustin Harrington smacked his eighth home run of the season and second of the weekend with a solo shot to right center pulling the Pirates within two, 4-2, in the seventh.
Henderson hit his second home run of the game, a solo shot to right, cutting the Wave's lead to one, 4-3 in the eighth.
Offensive for the Pirates Henderson recorded three this with a pair of home runs and Stephen Batts collected a pair of base knocks.
The Pirates will be back on the diamond Tuesday, April 21 when they play host to in-state foe Elon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair with a first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. (EDT).
