East Carolina University
34-26
Coastal Carolina
50-11
East Carolina Drops Conway Regional Winner’s Bracket Game to Host Coastal Carolina
May 30, 2025 | Baseball
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The Pirates (34-26) now face an elimination game on Sunday at 1 p.m. against regional No. 2 seed Florida. The Chanticleers posted their 20th-straight win to improve to 50-11 overall.
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Sebastian Alexander and Colby Thorndyke paced the home side with four hits apiece while also combining for 10 RBI. Jack Herring led the ECU lineup with a four-hit performance, complemented by three-hit efforts from both Dixon Williams and Austin Irby.
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Matthew Potok (3-1) picked up the win in relief, allowing three runs on six hits with a strikeout in 2.2 innings. Brad Pruett (5-6) was saddled with the loss after giving up four runs (three earned) on two hits with no walks or strikeouts in 0.0 frames.
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Thorndyke posted the first run of the contest on a solo shot in the second inning, but the Pirates grabbed the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Williams singled to lead off the half inning, moved to second on a John Collins sacrifice bunt and reached third via a Ryley Johnson infield single. Colby Wallace then put a ball in play that plated Williams and Irby slapped an RBI double off the right field wall to score Johnson and put East Carolina in front 2-1.
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The teams matched each other with three runs in the fifth and sixth frames to leave the Pirates ahead 5-4. However, two home runs – including a Thorndyke grand slam – proved decisive as Coastal Carolina pulled away in the final few innings.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Potok, Matthew (3-1)
L: Pruett, Brad (5-6)
Batting:
2B: Bodine, Caden 1 ; Alexander, Sebastian 1 ; Pado, Blagen 1 ; Sykes, Wells 1
HR: Alexander, Sebastian 1 ; Thorndyke, Colby 2 ; Pado, Blagen 1
RBI: Bodine, Caden 1 ; Alexander, Sebastian 4 ; Mitchell, Walker 1 ; Thorndyke, Colby 6 ; Pado, Blagen 3 ; Dooley, Ty 1 ; Sykes, Wells 1
SF: Sykes, Wells 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bodine, Caden 1 ; Alexander, Sebastian 1 ; Mitchell, Walker 1 ; Barthol, Blake 2 ; Barrango, Ty 2 ; Thorndyke, Colby 5 ; Pado, Blagen 2 ; Dooley, Ty 2 ; Sykes, Wells 2
SB: Alexander, Sebastian 2 ; Dooley, Ty 2 ; Sykes, Wells 1
CS: Bodine, Caden 1
HBP: Barrango, Ty 1 ; Thorndyke, Colby 1
Batting:
2B: Irby, Austin 1
HR: Williams, Dixon 1 ; Irby, Austin 1
RBI: Burress, Braden 1 ; Williams, Dixon 2 ; Wallace, Colby 1 ; Irby, Austin 2
SH: Collins, John 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Herring, Jack 1 ; Williams, Dixon 2 ; Johnson, Ryley 1 ; Wallace, Colby 1 ; Irby, Austin 2
HBP: Collins, John 1 ; Wallace, Colby 1 ; Whitaker, Davin 1
