The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
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East Carolina
Baseball Falls Again To East Carolina
3/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 31, 2002
With the game tied at 2-2 in the sixth, ECU second baseman Jedd Sorenson led off with a bunt single, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by first baseman Darryl Lawhorn, and scored on an RBI single by designated hitter Adam Stephens.
After pinch runner Ben Sanderson moved to second on a wild pitch by UAB's Dobbins, Ward slapped a low line drive off Dobbins' right leg that bounced into left field and rolled to a stop on the rain-soaked grass, allowing Sanderson to score from second and Ward to make it easily to second base, giving ECU a 4-2 lead.
UAB (8-19, 1-8 C-USA) scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning, the first coming on an RBI single by first baseman Matt Womble that scored center fielder Chad House, and the second as Womble scored from third on an error by ECU's Lawhorn.
The Pirates answered with two runs of their own in the top of the second as McCullough drove in Ward and Stephens with a one-out double into the right field gap.
UAB added its third run of the game in the sixth inning on an RBI single by House that drove in catcher Justin Miller, making the score 5-3. UAB had the bases loaded with two outs in the sixth, but Neal Sears was brought in to replace reliever Glenn Tucker and struck out UAB designated hitter Kyle Leon to end the threat.
Tucker (2-0) worked one complete inning to get the victory, allowing one run on two hits, with one walk and two strikeouts. Sears worked the final three and 1/3 innings to get his first save of the season, allowing no runs on one hit, with one walk and five strikeouts.
Sears got out of one final jam in the bottom of the ninth. With one out and Blazer runners on first and second base, he struck out pinch hitter Quincy Williams and then got second baseman Seth Rollin to fly out to second to end the game.
UAB's Dobbins (2-2) worked seven complete innings, allowing six runs on eight hits with one walk and one strikeout.
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