Score: East Carolina 11, VCU 1
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 4-12, East Carolina 9-8
 
THE SHORT STORY: Falling victim to an early deficit and late offensive push by East Carolina, the Rams dropped their second game of the midweek series to the Pirates, 11-1.
 
LEADING OFF:

• Will Henson belted a pair of hits to extend his on-base streak to five games with his fourth multi-hit contest of the season
• Nick Frers threw first-pitch strikes against eight of his 10 batters faced
• Freshman two-way Elijah Coston had his second consecutive scoreless outing, going an inning and notching a strikeout
• Seth Werchan tallied his 99^th career hit
• Collin Hughes notched his second hit in the Black and Gold with a single in the ninth frame
• Pirates pitcher Nick Moran went 5.0 scoreless innings in his start, allowing just one hit and one walk
• East Carolina outhit the Rams 8-6 and committed one fewer error, 2-1

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Pirates plated four in the first inning, taking advantage of free passes
• Frers allowed one inherited runner to score as he entered in the top of the first, but followed with a pair of scoreless frames
• Continuing to reel the game back in for VCU, Coston stranded a pair in the top of the fourth
• ECU's Moran carried a perfect game into the fourth inning before surrendering a walk to Jacob Lee and the first Rams hit of the game to Will Henson
• The visitors had another big inning in the sixth, scoring four for an 8-0 ballgame
• VCU took advantage of a Pirates error to get a run back in the bottom of the sixth inning, but the scoring ended there for the Rams
• East Carolina managed three more runs over the final three frames to sweep the midweek series

 
UP NEXT:
VCU opens Atlantic 10 play at The Diamond on Friday as the Rams welcome Rhode Island for a three-game weekend series on March 15-17 to conclude its 12-game homestand.