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April 13, 2002

Final Stats

KANNAPOLIS, NC - Charlotte behind the pitching of Matt Landphair defeated #20 East Carolina, 4-2. With the win Charlotte improves to 17-17 overall and 7-7 in Conference USA. While, East Carolina falls to 25-9-1 overall and 7-6-1 in Conference USA.

Landphair scattered five hits and allowed only one unearned run in seven and two-thirds innings to record his first collegiate win. Reliever Jacob Chaney threw a scoreless one and a third inning to collect his fifth save of the season.

"What a great atmosphere," Charlotte coach Loren Hibbs said. "It was a hard fought game and we won. Landphair was tremendous in his first career start. We couldn't have asked for a better performance."

East Carolina jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Luke Cherry scored on a Ben Sanderson single to left field in the third inning.

East Carolina increased their lead to 2-0 when Bryant Ward scored on John Poppert's single to left field in the fifth inning.

Charlotte took the lead for good, 3-2, with three runs on three hits in the sixth inning. Adam Willard scored the first run of the inning on George Sandel's single to left field. Then, Thomas Bowker and George Sandel scored the tying and go-ahead runs on a very bizarre play. Bowker scored on Brad Lamm's sacrifice bunt and then Sandel, who was on first base, never stopped running on the play and scored.

Charlotte increased their lead, 4-2, with a run on three hits in the eighth inning. Bowker scored the inning's run on a Brad Erwin single to right field.

The two teams will conclude their three-game Conference USA series, Sunday, April 14 at 1 pm at Charlotte's Tom and Lib Phillips Field.