ECU Tops Liberty 12-6 In Fall Scrimmage
October 20, 2019 | Baseball
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – In the final intercollegiate game of the fall season, East Carolina topped Liberty 12-6 in a predetermined 14-inning exhibition at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Pirates will resume its fall schedule leading up to the annual Purple-Gold World Series, which is set to begin on Friday, Nov. 1.
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Juniors Alec Burleson (2 Hs, RBI), Seth Caddell (2 Hs, 2 RBI), Christian Smallwood (1 H, 2 RBI) and Bryson Worrell (4 Hs, 4 RBI) combined for nine of ECU's 17 hits, drove in eight runs and scored four times to lead the way for the offense.
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Worrell got things going with a double down the right field line in the second inning that scored Trevor Losito for an early 1-0 lead. Burleson's RBI single to right pushed across Lane Hoover and Thomas Franscisco followed with a two-run homer that extended the Pirates' lead to 4-0 after three frames.
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Gavin Williams got the start on the mound where he worked 3.1 innings allowing a pair of runs (both earned) on two hits with a walk and five strikeouts. Liberty scored a pair of runs in the fourth and one in the sixth pulling within one, 4-3. The Flames platied a pair in the fourth on RBI hits by Will Wagner and Garrett Wilkinson and one in the sixth on Brady Gulakowski's double.
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ECU responded with three in the bottom of the sixth pushing its lead to 7-3. Worrell's RBI single to right plated Connor Norby and Caddell followed with a two-RBI double through the left side pushing across Charlie Larson and Worrell.
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Liberty scored a pair in the seventh and one in the 10th pulling within one, 7-6. But the Pirates scored five runs over the final two frames capping the scoring at 12-6.
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Ten Pirates registered at least one hit on the afternoon led by Worrell's four, who also drove in a game-best four runs. Burleson, Caddell, Hoover and Norby joined Worrell with multiple hits in the contest.
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On the mound, ECU used a total of 10 hurlers getting work from Tyler Smith (2.0 IP, 1 R), Nick Logusch (0.0 IP, 2 BBs), Zach Agnos (1.1 IP, 2 Rs), Trystan Kimmel (0.1 IP), Jake Kuchmaner (2.2 IP, 1 R, 4 Ks), Elijah Gill (1.1 IP), Nate Nabholz (1.0 IP), Carter Spivey (1.0 IP) and Ryder Giles (1.0 IP).
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Dates To Remember
Nov. 1-3: Purple-Gold World Series (times to be determined)
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – In the final intercollegiate game of the fall season, East Carolina topped Liberty 12-6 in a predetermined 14-inning exhibition at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Pirates will resume its fall schedule leading up to the annual Purple-Gold World Series, which is set to begin on Friday, Nov. 1.
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Juniors Alec Burleson (2 Hs, RBI), Seth Caddell (2 Hs, 2 RBI), Christian Smallwood (1 H, 2 RBI) and Bryson Worrell (4 Hs, 4 RBI) combined for nine of ECU's 17 hits, drove in eight runs and scored four times to lead the way for the offense.
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Worrell got things going with a double down the right field line in the second inning that scored Trevor Losito for an early 1-0 lead. Burleson's RBI single to right pushed across Lane Hoover and Thomas Franscisco followed with a two-run homer that extended the Pirates' lead to 4-0 after three frames.
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Gavin Williams got the start on the mound where he worked 3.1 innings allowing a pair of runs (both earned) on two hits with a walk and five strikeouts. Liberty scored a pair of runs in the fourth and one in the sixth pulling within one, 4-3. The Flames platied a pair in the fourth on RBI hits by Will Wagner and Garrett Wilkinson and one in the sixth on Brady Gulakowski's double.
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ECU responded with three in the bottom of the sixth pushing its lead to 7-3. Worrell's RBI single to right plated Connor Norby and Caddell followed with a two-RBI double through the left side pushing across Charlie Larson and Worrell.
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Liberty scored a pair in the seventh and one in the 10th pulling within one, 7-6. But the Pirates scored five runs over the final two frames capping the scoring at 12-6.
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Ten Pirates registered at least one hit on the afternoon led by Worrell's four, who also drove in a game-best four runs. Burleson, Caddell, Hoover and Norby joined Worrell with multiple hits in the contest.
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On the mound, ECU used a total of 10 hurlers getting work from Tyler Smith (2.0 IP, 1 R), Nick Logusch (0.0 IP, 2 BBs), Zach Agnos (1.1 IP, 2 Rs), Trystan Kimmel (0.1 IP), Jake Kuchmaner (2.2 IP, 1 R, 4 Ks), Elijah Gill (1.1 IP), Nate Nabholz (1.0 IP), Carter Spivey (1.0 IP) and Ryder Giles (1.0 IP).
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Dates To Remember
Nov. 1-3: Purple-Gold World Series (times to be determined)
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