Baseball: Pirates lose rubber match, road series against Memphis

Sun, May 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC

Baseball: Pirates lose rubber match, road series against Memphis

MEMPHIS, TN (WNCT) — ECU left nine runners on base and Memphis’ Seth Garner got his first win of the season on the mound as the Tigers take the rubber match over the Pirates 9-4.

Braden Burress and Jack Herring scored the final three runs for the Pirates with a pair of singles in the ninth inning.

Joseph Webb got the start for ECU, going 3.1 innings giving up five runs, and striking out four.

The Pirates now sit in second place in the conference standings and are back home on May 8 to host Rice.

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