East Carolina defeated the Oklahoma baseball team twice in the NCAA Charlottesville Regional. The second time eliminated the Sooners from postseason play and ended their season.
All of East Carolina’s scoring came in the third and fifth innings — three in the third and five in the fifth — and the eight runs scored in those two frames was enough to hold off the Sooners for an 8-5 victory and a spot in the regional championship game against No. 7 Virginia later on Sunday.
Oklahoma (32-28) opened up the scoring with a run in the first. The Pirates (48-17) erased the OU advantage, sending eight hitters to the plate and scoring three times on three hits.