Powerful Rice offense tops East Carolina

GREENVILLE -- Rice scored eight runs in the bottom of the second inning on five hits and held on to defeat East Carolina 16-8 in the Conference USA championship game Sunday afternoon. The top-seeded Owls (49-12 overall) won their 13th...

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Local digest

CLINTON -- Snow Hill Post 94 triumphed 8-6 over Duplin County and remained unbeaten on the American Legion baseball scene Saturday evening. Tyler Chase paced Snow Hill's offense with three hits and two RBI in four plate appearances. Lance Murray...

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K-Tribe tops Winston-Salem

KINSTON -- Mike Butia belted a fourth-inning home run and Kinston salvaged the weekend series with Winston-Salem 7-2 at historic Grainger Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Carolina League Southern Division rivals battled to a 3-3 split. The K-Tribe remained four...

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