ECU beats Campbell 10-3 to force final NCAA regional game
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Bryant Packard and Alec Burleson each drove in three runs, and East Carolina beat Campbell 10-3 on Monday to force a winner-take-all final game at the Greenville regional.
Packard and Burleson hit back-to-back two-run doubles during a four-run fifth inning that broke the game open for the top-seeded Pirates (46-16). They earned a rematch with the third-seeded Camels (37-20) on Monday night with the winner advancing to a best-of-three super regional series.
Burleson (6-1), East Carolina’s do-it-all threat, also struck out five in five innings while allowing two runs.
Spencer Packard hit a two-run triple in the first to put Campbell up 2-1. Kevin Westlake (3-3) allowed four runs on four hits in two innings while taking the loss.
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