Charlotte 2, at East Carolina 12

GREENVILLE, N.C. (Interstat) — Davin Whitaker drove in five runs with a triple and a home run, powering the East Carolina Pirates to a 12-2 victory over the Charlotte 49ers in American Athletic Conference baseball action Thursday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates, who evened their season record at 18-12, erupted for six runs in the second inning and never looked back, overcoming an early deficit to hand the 49ers their 11th loss against 18 wins. The result defied a pregame projection from Interstat’s simulator, which had forecast a narrow 7-6 Charlotte victory, though the service’s ELO system gave East… Read more...