Florida Atlantic jumped on East Carolina for four runs in the first inning and never let up in a 14-1, seven-inning run-rule win.
The Pirates will look to get a win in the series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Below is more information from ECU Sports Information. Videos are from Pirate Radio.
Buccaneer Scoreboard – ECU Baseball gets run-ruled for the first time at Clark-LeClair Stadium. FAU takes the series. Finale tomorrow at 1pm, comments from Coach Cliff Godwin coming up. pic.twitter.com/ke3IIaQP7H
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Florida Atlantic scored four runs in the top of the first and did not relent, clinching an American Athletic Conference series with a 14-1 seven-inning run-rule win over East Carolina Saturday evening inside Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
🏴☠️📸 Game Day Pics by Michels & Gauquie https://t.co/h4axvytx1k – Pirate Nation enjoying a Saturday out at Clark-LeClair Stadium. See all of today’s fan pics here – https://t.co/AoQ5vcs3Yg pic.twitter.com/N9cl84OOtN
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 5, 2025
The Owls (22-9, 4-4 AAC) outhit the Pirates (20-12, 6-2 AAC) by an 18-3 margin and clubbed three more home runs as Jake Duer finished the game 4-for-5 with four runs scored and a pair of RBI. Dylan LaPointe added three hits of his own while John Schroeder and Jake Millan accounted for three RBI apiece. Braxton Tramel paced ECU with two hits, a run scored and an RBI.
Tyler Murphy (3-2) tossed a complete game, surrendering just one run on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Nick Moran (1-1) was charged with the loss after allowing four runs on five hits with a strikeout in 1.1 innings of work.
🏴☠️⚾️💥 Braxton Tramel puts a moonshot deep into the Jungle via today’s dangerous right field winds. Pirates trail FAU 4-1 in the second inning. pic.twitter.com/XGGFRptduW
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 5, 2025
🏴☠️⚾️💣Braxton Tramel puts the Pirates on the board with a BOMB into the Jungle. Pirates trail 4-1. pic.twitter.com/v5pRBfI2xU
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 5, 2025
Marshall Lipsey laid down a bunt single on the first pitch of the contest then stole second before Patrick Ward tripled off the wall in left center to give FAU an early 1-0 advantage. Duer followed with an RBI double, and LaPointe took an 0-1 pitch over the wall for a two-run shot that made it 4-0.
Tramel drew the Pirates within three with a solo homer in the bottom of the second, but the Owls scored eight runs over the third and fifth innings to pull away. Single tallies in the sixth and seventh frames provided the game’s final score.
🏴☠️⚾️💪 ECU Baseball warming up for game 2 versus FAU on a perfect Spring Saturday. pic.twitter.com/4nznqpExmk
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 5, 2025
Up Next: East Carolina and Florida Atlantic conclude the series Sunday at 1 p.m.