GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina beat UNCW, 14-8, on Tuesday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Seahawks had rallied to within 8-7 in the top of the eighth, but the Pirates answered with six runs in the bottom of the inning.
The Pirates halted a brief two-game losing skid with the win to improve to 17-12-1. The Seahawks, meanwhile, fell to 18-10 with the loss and have now dropped four straight to the Pirates.
A leadoff walk issued by Francesco Capocci (1-2), who took the loss in relief, led to four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Davin Whitaker’s pinch-hit single plated the first run, and Grady Lenahan knocked in three runs with a bases-loaded double to left later in the inning for a 5-1 lead…