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CLEARWATER, Florida – East Carolina’s bats came alive as the Pirates defeated Cincinnati, 13-9, in an elimination game at the 2021 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Wednesday, May 26 at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla.
American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Connor Norby hit a pair of home runs and drove in five runs as 11 different batters recorded hits for the Pirates (39-14). After falling behind 11-1, the Bearcats (29-26) battled back to have the tying run on base in the eighth inning.