Score: East Carolina 12, VCU 2 (8 inn.)
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 4-11, East Carolina 8-8
 
THE SHORT STORY: Despite collecting seven hits and drawing six walks, VCU baseball fell to East Carolina to open the two-game midweek series in eight innings on Tuesday as defensive miscues and runners left on base troubled the Rams.
 
LEADING OFF:

• Jacob Lee had his fourth consecutive two-hit game and his team-leading seventh
• Casey Kleinman also had back-to-back multi-hit games in each of his starts at shortstop
• Allowing just one baserunner, Zachary Peters had his second scoreless outing in as many appearances
• Sean Swenson hit his third home run of the season in the first inning
• The Rams led the game with six walks drawn to ECU's five
• Trent Adelman's two hits tied his career best from earlier this season against No. 14 Clemson
• VCU left 13 runners on base in the contest and stranded 11 Pirates

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Rams started out on the right foot as Max Moore allowed just one baserunner in a scoreless first frame
• Swenson smashed a 407-foot home run to center field in the home half of the inning to give the Rams the first of the game for the 10^th time this season
• The Pirates scored a pair of runs each in the next two innings before Adelman singled to left field and rounded the bases aided by Lee's first hit of the evening
• VCU's pitching staff held East Carolina scoreless in two of the final five frames, but three multi-run innings gave the visitors the 10-run advantage they needed for the run-rule victory, 12-2

 
UP NEXT:
VCU take on East Carolina again at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12 as they look to even the midweek series. Atlantic 10 play will commence at The Diamond on Friday as the Rams welcome Rhode Island for a three-game weekend series on March 15-17.