The University of South Florida entered this series armed with the top ranked offense in the American Athletic Conference, but it was No. 7 East Carolina University’s baseball team who secured a 1-0 series lead in a dominant 15-2 rout.
“I thought we were locked in the entire night and put together some really good at-bats against a good pitcher,” head coach Cliff Godwin said. “Our guys never got discouraged, especially early on when Turner (Brown) lined into that double play in the second. We kept our calm, got some guys on base and then (Nick) Barber walked to score a run and (Bryant) Packard cleared the bases with a double in the inning.