East Carolina University
31-17-1, 12-6-1
USF
21-28, 6-13
No. 21 ECU Defeats USF 14-7 In Series Opener
May 13, 2016 | Baseball
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GREENVILLE, N.C. -- No. 21 East Carolina scored a season-high nine runs in the sixth inning coming from behind to take game one of the American Athletic Conference series from USF Friday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. With the win the Pirates improve to 31-17-1 overall and 12-6-1 in league play, while the Bulls drop to 21-28 on the season and 6-13 in conference action.
Matt Bridges (2-0) picked up the win working two-thirds of an inning in relief where he allowed one hit. Starter Evan Kruczynski allowed a season-high six runs (five earned) on seven hits with a pair of walks and strikeouts in five innings. Including Bridges, ECU used five hurlers out of the bullpen getting outings from Sam Lanier (0.1 IP, 1 R), Chris Holba (1.1 IP, 4 Hs, 1 K), Joe Ingle (0.2 IP, 1 BB, 2 Ks) and Davis Kirkpatrick (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 Ks).
Andrew Perez (1-5) took the loss in relief surrendering three runs (all earned) on one hit and two walks without retiring a batter. Starter Phoenix Sanders was touched for seven runs (all earned) on 12 hits with two walk and two strikeouts in five full innings. Dylan Burns gave up four runs (all earned) on four hits with four walks and a pair of punch-outs in three innings.
ECU tallied a season-high 17 base hits with Turner Brown leading the way with a career-high four, while Garrett Brooks, Parker Lamm, Eric Tyler and Charlie Yorgen each added two. All nine starters managed at least one hit and seven of nine drove in at least one run with Brooks, Lamm, Zack Mozingo (2-run homer) and Travis Watkins each plating a pair. Dwanya Williams-Sutton reached base four times going 1-for-2 with three walks.
USF recorded 15 hits on the night getting multiple base knocks from Luke Borders (three), Joe Genord (two), Kevin Merrill (three), David Villar (three). Borders drove in a game-high three with two coming on his fourth homer of the season, while Merrill had a pair of RBI.
How It Happened:
Trailing 7-2 going to the bottom of the sixth, ECU reeled off nine runs on seven hits to take an 11-7 lead and never looked back. The Pirates sent 13 men to the plate with the first 11 reaching safely. Brooks tallied the first (double) and last hit (single) of the frame -- the latter driving in a run. Lamm had an RBI single to get things going and make it a 7-3 ball game. From there Yorgen and Tyler singled up the middle both plating a run, then Harman and Watkins drew consecutive walks pulling ECU within one, 7-6.
The inning continued when Brown singled up the middle tying the game at seven and Williams-Sutton's second of three walks gave ECU an 8-7 advantage for his fifth game-winning RBI of the year. Brooks' single, Mozingo's bases loaded walk and Lamm's RBI ground out capped the scoring in the frame for a three-run lead, 11-7.
ECU scored three more runs in the eighth, which was highlighted by Mozingo's two-run homer for a 14-7 come-from-behind win.
USF jumped out to an early 4-0 lead scoring a run in the first, second and two in the third before ECU countered with one in the fourth. Another Pirate run in the fifth made it a 4-2 contest before the Bulls added three in the sixth for a five-run advantage, 7-2.
Up Next:
ECU and USF will play game two of the three-game set on Saturday, May 14 with a 4 p.m. (ET) scheduled first pitch.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bridges, Matt (2-0)
L: PEREZ, Andrew (1-5)
Batting:
HR: BORDERS, Luke 1
RBI: MERRELL, Kevin 2 ; MAGLICH, Luke 1 ; BORDERS, Luke 3 ; MONTES, Coco 1
SH: MONTES, Coco 1
SF: MERRELL, Kevin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MERRELL, Kevin 1 ; VILLAR, David 2 ; BORDERS, Luke 2 ; GENORD, Joe 1 ; MONTGOMERY, Cameron 1
HBP: CHATFIELD, Chris 1
PO: MAGLICH, Luke 1
Batting:
2B: Brooks, Garrett 1
HR: Mozingo, Zack 1
RBI: Lamm, Parker 2 ; Yorgen, Charlie 1 ; Tyler, Eric 1 ; Watkins, Travis 2 ; Brown, Turner 1 ; Williams-Sutton, Dwanya 1 ; Brooks, Garrett 2 ; Mozingo, Zack 2
SF: Brooks, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lamm, Parker 1 ; Lloyd, Brady 1 ; Yorgen, Charlie 2 ; Tyler, Eric 2 ; Harman, Bryce 1 ; Watkins, Travis 2 ; Brown, Turner 1 ; Williams-Sutton, Dwanya 1 ; Brooks, Garrett 1 ; Phillips, Wesley 1 ; Mozingo, Zack 1
HBP: Yorgen, Charlie 1 ; Brown, Turner 1
