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East Carolina Advances to Semifinals with 12-0 Win over Memphis at Baseball Championship

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CLEARWATER, Florida – East Carolina advanced to the semifinals with a 12-0 victory in seven innings over Memphis at the 2021 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Friday, May 28 at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla.

Memphis (18-39) had defeated the Pirates, 11-1, in seven innings on Tuesday, May 25 in the first game of the tournament for both teams.

American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year Gavin Williams (10-0) pitched the second 7-inning complete-game shutout in The American’s championship history. The other 7-inning shutout was thrown by Alec Wisely of South Florida against UConn in 2018.