GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Wichita State scored four runs over the final three innings to bring the tying run to the plate in the seventh and eighth frames, but could not climb out of an early hole as #9 East Carolina held on for a 6-4 win on Friday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
East Carolina starter Trey Yesavage (8-1) was dominant over the first six innings, striking out a career-high 15 batters while holding the Shockers (21-18) to just two hits and three total baserunners. The Pirates built a 6-0 lead for him with two runs in the second, one in the third and three in the fourth, but Wichita State finally found the range against the talented righty in the seventh.