Memphis Falls in Series Opener to ECU

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8 East Carolina 22-11 1 Memphis 12-22 Score By Periods Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | R H E East Carolina 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 8 14 0 Memphis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 W: Kruczynski, Evan (5-0) L: HATHCOCK, Colton (4-4) MEMPHIS, Tenn. – East Carolina scored two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth to pull away from Memphis for an 8-1 win to open the series Friday night at FedExPark. The Tigers (12-22, 3-4 American) will try to even up the series with the Pirates (22-11, 4-3 American) Saturday at 2 p.m.

The game was tight through the first six innings with ECU holding onto a slim 2-1 lead before blowing it open in the seventh and eighth. Tigers' starting pitcher Colton Hathcock had a…