MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis scored two runs in the sixth inning to trim the East Carolina lead but the Pirates countered with a four-run seventh to win 8-2 and take the series Saturday at FedExPark. The finale is scheduled for Sunday at noon.
Connor Alexander started and logged 6 1/3 innings. The sophomore allowed four runs one seven hits with five strikeouts.
ECU grabbed the lead in the second inning after a leadoff double into the gap in left-center field. The first run of the game came home on a two-out single to center.
Memphis had a great opportunity to answer when Andy Bowman and Trent Turner opened the second with back-to-back singles but after a failed attempt to sacrifice the runners, a double play ended the inning.