Tuland rallied for five runs and took the series with East Carolina with a 7-2 victory on Sunday at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
ECU dropped to 25-19 overall, 10-8 in the AAC ahead of Tuesday’s game at Elon.
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Tulane scored five unanswered runs in the middle to late innings Sunday to defeat East Carolina, 5-3, and claim the rubber game of the teams’ American Athletic Conference series inside Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
Buccaneer Scoreboard – Tulane takes game three and the series over ECU Baseball. First time the Green Wave have won a series in Greenville since 2012. pic.twitter.com/VEF5w73NjK
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 27, 2025
The Green Wave (26-18, 10-8 AAC) held a slight 9-8 advantage in the hit column, but the Pirates (25-19, 10-8 AAC) were just 1 of 12 with runners in scoring position and left nine on base.
🏴☠️📸 Game Day Pics by Michels & Gauquie https://t.co/h4axvytx1k – Pirate Nation enjoying a beautiful Sunday at CLS as they cheer on ECU Baseball vs Tulane. See all of this weekend’s fan pics here – https://t.co/DGkq00nh0e pic.twitter.com/i2bfhwkjSD
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 27, 2025
Carter Benbrook (2-0) earned the win on the mound, pitching 2.2 scoreless relief innings with a walk and a strikeout. Sean Jenkins (3-4) took the loss after allowing three runs on four hits with two strikeouts in four frames.
🏴☠️⚾️Pirate Nation is on their feet for the 7th inning stretch. Pirates trail 5-1. pic.twitter.com/uOfh1KXOBO
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 27, 2025
Dixon Williams wrapped up a solid series showing with a three-hit performance that included a double and triple as well as a walk. Austin Irby also rapped out a pair of hits while Connor Rasmussen logged two hits, two runs scored and three RBI for the visitors.
🏴☠️⚾️ The weather at Clark-LeClair could not be better… now we just need the Pirates’ bats to pick up. ECU Baseball trails Tulane 3-1 after 5 innings. pic.twitter.com/FrUbQBmrmA
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 27, 2025
Tulane used a pair of leadoff doubles to grab a 2-0 lead moving to the home half of the second inning before Jack Herring drilled a one-out solo home run in the bottom of the fourth to slice the ECU deficit to one. The Pirates got two more on base after that, but a pop up on the infield and looking strikeout terminated the threat.
Samuel with the @ECUBaseball Jack Herring home run ball! pic.twitter.com/0IVmuHqnfo
— Kyle Robinson (@KyleRob27) April 27, 2025
The Green Wave would hit two-run home runs in the sixth and eighth innings to pull away before a Braden Burress RBI groundout accounted for the final run of the day.
🏴☠️⚾️💣Solo BOMB from Jack Herring gets the Pirates on the board! pic.twitter.com/mHIsclMxz3
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 27, 2025
🏴☠️⚾️ Common Ryley Johnson #SCTop10 catch pic.twitter.com/dKyG3L0EAb
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 27, 2025
Up Next: East Carolina pays a visit to Elon Tuesday at 6 p.m.