Tulane squandered a three-run lead in the eighth inning against East Carolina and lost 6-5 in the second round of the American Athletic Conference tournament Wednesday (May 23) in Clearwater, Fla.
Four consecutive two-out hits after a run-scoring double play let East Carolina score the last four of five runs in the eighth inning for a 6-4 lead. Tulane cut the margin to 6-5 with a run scored on a two-out wild pitch.
Tulane led 4-1 after Grant Witherspoon homered twice, a pair of two-run shots in the seven and seventh innings.
Tulane starter Kaleb Roper allowed one run through the first seven innings and pitched until two outs in the eighth inning.