East Carolina Pirates (36-22-1) at Tennessee Volunteers (38-20)
Date: Friday, May 29
Field: Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC
Time: 12:00 PM EDT
Broadcast: ESPNU
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Probable Starting Pitching
Ryan Towers (7-3, 3.04 ERA, 42 K) vs. Tegan Kuhns (5-4, 3.39 ERA, 100 K)
Ryan Towers gets the ball for East Carolina to start the tournament. He’s 7-3 in his first season with the Pirates with a 3.04 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and 42 strikeouts in 53.1 innings. In 32 career collegiate appearances, he’s 8-6 with a 4.33 ERA, a 1.44 WHIP, and 97 strikeouts in 108 innings. Tegan Kuhns opposes Towers. He’s 5-4 with a 3.39 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and 100 strikeouts in 77 innings this season. He’s made 29 appearances with 23 of those coming as starts over two seasons at Tennessee. Kuhns is 7-8 with a 4.04 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and 140 strikeouts in 113.2 innings.
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Team Stats
East Carolina
AVG: .297
R: 424
HR: 56
OPS: .847
SB: 42
ERA: 4.30
WHIP: 1.36
K: 549
Tennessee
AVG: .278
R: 426
HR: 111
OPS: .888
SB: 39
ERA: 4.71
WHIP: 1.27
K: 593
Team Leaders
East Carolina
AVG: Jack Herring – 358
HR: Davin Whitaker – 9
RBI: Jack Herring – 51
W: Ethan Norby – 7
ERA: Joseph Webb – 3.67
K: Ethan Norby – 120
Tennessee
AVG: Garrett Wright – .346
HR: Henry Ford – 19
RBI: Henry Ford – 56
W: Evan Blanco – 7
ERA: Tegan Kuhns – 3.39
K: Tegan Kuhns – 100
Next Up:
Winner: Winner of UNC/VCU
Loser: Loser of UNC/VCU
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