Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Elon managed just three hits and stranded six runners in a 7-0 defeat at the hands of the East Carolina Pirates on Wednesday night.  The Phoenix fell to 19-12 on the season while ECU improved to 21-8.

After keeping Elon from scoring in a bases-loaded top of the third, ECU got three straight singles from Tim Younger, Ben Fultz and Corey Thompson to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the inning.

The bottom of the fourth began with John Wooten popping a ball up toward first, but a miscommunication between the Elon defenders allowed the ball to fall just on the outfield grass for a single.  A bunt to third should have recorded the first out, but the throw to first went down the right field line and allowed the Pirates to have two in scoring position with no outs.  Chris Gosik's ground ball to second gave Elon the first out, but allowed Wooten to score to make it 2-0.  Elon escaped further damage on a ground ball to short with the infield in and then a strike out.

ECU upped its edge to 4-0 in the sixth.  Zach Wright led things off with a double off the wall in right-center and then scored on Jack Reinhardt double to left-center.  Gosik picked up his second RBI of the game by ripping a double just inside the third base bag to plate Reinhardt.  After a walk, Younger lined out to short and Neal Pritchard stepped on second to complete the unassisted double play.

Fultz led off the last of the seventh by sending a 3-1 pitch over the wall in right-center for his second homer of the year as ECU extended its lead to 5-0.  After an Elon error allowed Thompson to reach, Trent Whitehead hit his second home run of the year, this one clearing the wall in right-center, that made it a 7-0 game.

Kevin Brandt (3-0) was the winner after not allowing a hit in three innings out of the bullpen.  Starter Austin Chrismon went four, walking three and allowing three hits.

Elon's Thomas Girdwood (2-3) took the loss after being charged with five runs (four earned) on nine hits in six frames. 

The three Phoenix hits came off the bats of Jake Luce, Sebastian Gomez and Eric Serra.

Fultz and Reinheimer both had two-hit games for the Pirates.

Elon will return home to Latham Park to open up an eight-game homestand on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. as the Wofford Terriers come to town for a SoCon series.  Fans in attendance that evening will have the opportunity to appear in the new admissions video for the university as a film crew will be on hand.