East Carolina 13, at Florida Atlantic 2

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Interstat) — East Carolina’s Luke Payne pitched five innings of no-hit ball and the Pirates pounded out 15 hits to rout Florida Atlantic 13-2 on Saturday at FAU Baseball Stadium, completing a three-game sweep in the American Athletic Conference series. Payne, who earned the win, allowed one earned run on no hits while striking out six over five innings. He walked two and threw 73 pitches. The left-hander improved to 6-3 on the season after a 4-inning shutout against Rice on May 10 and a one-inning relief appearance at Memphis on May 3. Davin Whitaker led the… Read more...