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2
VCU VCU 11-9
8
Winner East Carolina ECU 13-10
VCU VCU
11-9
2
Final
8
East Carolina ECU
13-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VCU VCU 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 3
East Carolina ECU 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 X 8 10 1

W: KUCHMANER, Jake (3-1) L: Ellis, Campbell (0-3) S: YESAVAGE, Trey (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

VCU DROPS SERIES OPENER AT EAST CAROLINA, 8-2

Score: East Carolina 8, VCU 2
Location: Greenville, N.C. (Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium)
Records: VCU 11-9, East Carolina 13-10
 
The short story: The Pirates used a big third inning to claim the opening contest of a three-game non-conference series.
 
FIRST PITCH
  • Redshirt junior right fielder Logan Amiss went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a walk, and scored both VCU runs.
  • Sophomore shortstop Connor Hujsak had a 3-for-4 night with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
  • Redshirt sophomore left-hander Jack Masloff threw a career-high 3.2 innings, striking out a pair without allowing a run.
  • ECU's Jake Kuchmaner earned the win with 5.0 innings pitched, scattering seven hits for two runs. Sophomore Campbell Ellis was handed the loss.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • A throwing error on a failed pick-off led to an RBI single and an unearned run for East Carolina in the bottom of the first.
  • The Pirates exploded for five hits, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and a sac bunt to score five runs in the third and extend their lead to 6-0.
  • Amiss led off the top of the fourth with a double to right center, then moved to third when graduate catcher Jacob Selden reached on an error. After a walk from redshirt sophomore left fielder Cooper Benzin loaded the bases, freshman Jesse Robinson beat out a pinch-hit infield single to score Amiss from third and cut the lead to 6-1.
  • Amiss and Hujsak hit back-to-back two-out doubles in the top of the fifth to make it 6-2.
  • Masloff recorded three straight scoreless innings from the fourth through the sixth.
  • The Pirates hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the seventh to go up 8-2.
  • Graduate right-hander Nolan Wilson struck out the side in the eighth.
  • The Rams loaded the bases in the ninth with a hit-by-pitch and a pair of walks, but ECU's Trey Yesavage recorded the save.
 
NOTABLE
  • Amiss leads the Atlantic 10 with 11 doubles this season, and has reached base in every game this year.
  • Robinson's hit and RBI were the first of his career.
  • Benzin and redshirt sophomore designated hitter Will Carlone extended their hitting streaks to nine and six games, respectively.
 
UP NEXT
The Rams and Pirates play the second game of the weekend Saturday, March 26 at 4 p.m. in Clark-LeClair Stadium. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
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