If a winner-take-all game was not enough for the fans of the East Carolina University baseball team, a walk-off victory only added to the drama. Player-of-the-game Turner Brown notched an RBI base hit in extra innings to beat Memphis 3-2 Sunday, and win the weekend series.
The Pirates (27-25, 6-15 American Athletic Conference) sealed the victory over the Tigers (27-25, 7-14 AAC) in the bottom of the 11th inning, but only after surrendering the lead in the ninth inning. Brown, ECU’s starting shortstop, stepped to the plate in the 11th with the bases loaded and singled a ball right up the middle to win the game.