GREENVILLE, N.C. – Wichita State scored three times in the top of the ninth inning and advanced the tying run to third base, but could not bring him home as East Carolina survived for a 6-5 win on Friday night in the opening game of a three-game series at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
Trailing 6-2 entering the ninth, the Shockers got a pair of singles from and sandwiched around two strikeouts, leaving the Shockers (12-17) with just one out left to play with. worked a walk to load the bases, then came off the bench to lace an RBI single into right, trimming the ECU lead to 6-3.