Four American Athletic Conference baseball teams picked up victories in midweek action, including a 6-1 win for No. 22 East Carolina over No. 25 Duke on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Monday, February 22
Oklahoma State 14, Wichita State 6 - Box Score
Tuesday, February 23
Memphis 3, Lipscomb 1 - Box Score
No. 22 East Carolina 6, No. 25 Duke 1 - Box Score
Houston 12, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 - Box Score
Stetson 7, UCF 0 - Box Score
Tulane 7, New Orleans 1 - Box Score

Memphis 3, Lipscomb 1 - Box Score
HOOVER, Ala. – Behind a pair of home runs and strong pitching, the Memphis Tigers opened up their 2021 season with a 3-1 victory over Lipscomb. Junior Ben Brooks started the scoring with a solo home run in the fourth frame while senior Alec Trela followed with a two-run blast three batters later. The Tigers (1-0) got a strong start from Landon Kelly (ND) with four-shutout innings, while three Memphis relievers allowed just two hits and an unearned run over the final five frames.
 
Neither team mustered much offense over the first third of the game, as both teams shook off rust from little competitive action in nearly a year, with Lipscomb playing just two games a day ago and the Tigers without action since Mar. 11, 2020. Lipscomb's first two pitchers each went a scoreless inning before the Tigers got to Dylan Bierman (L, 0-1) in the fourth inning, his second inning of work. Brooks led off the inning with a home run, his first of the year. After Taylor Howell was hit by a pitch, Bierman retired Zach Wilson, but Trela followed with his first home run of the season, as his two-run blast proved to be the difference in the game.
 
The Bisons (2-1) were controlled all game by Memphis pitching. Kelly allowed just three hits over four innings, while Carson Stinnett (W, 1-0), Bailey Wimberley, and Takoda Metoxen (SV, 1) allowed just two singles the rest of the way.

No. 22 East Carolina 6, No. 25 Duke 1 - Box Score
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Thomas Francisco's three-run homer in the seventh inning highlighted a four-run frame as No. 22 East Carolina defeated No. 25 Duke 6-1 Tuesday at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. With the win the Pirates improve to 4-0 on the season, while the Blue Devils fall to 2-2.
 
Leading 2-1 going to the seventh, Alec Makarewicz drew a one-out walk and moved to third on Bryson Worrell's single down the right field line. Lane Hoover followed with an RBI base hit through the left side plating Makarewicz and putting runners on the corners. After a Hoover stolen base and another Pirate out, Francisco homered to right field clearing the bases for a 6-1 lead.
 
Cam Colmore (2-0) earned the win working three innings in relief after starter Carter Spivey exited the game with a blister on his pitching hand. Colmore allowed one run (earned) on four hits while striking out three. In his first career start, Spivey went 1.2 innings with a pair of walk and one strikeout. C.J. Mayhue notched his first career save working a career-best 4.1 scoreless innings allowing a hit, walking one and tying a career-high with six punch outs.

Houston 12, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 - Box Score
HOUSTON – Houston junior Steven Rivas clubbed two home runs and the Cougars used a five-run second inning to race past A&M-Corpus Christi, 12-8 on Tuesday afternoon from Don Sanders Field at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park.
 
With the win, Houston improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2016. The Cougars, who swatted five home runs, have scored double-digit runs in three consecutive games for the first time since March 5-8, 2013. A&M-Corpus Christi (3-1), who will host Houston on Friday at Corpus Christi's Whataburger Field, suffered its first loss of the season.
 
Rivas (3-for-3), the reigning American Athletic Conference Player of the Week, has smashed four home runs in as many games. Sophomore Brandon Use (3-for-5) and Rivas contributed back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, marking the second time this season Cougar batters have gone back-to-back.

Tulane 7, New Orleans 1 - Box Score
NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University baseball team (2-2) snapped its four-game losing streak against the University of New Orleans (2-2) with a 7-1 victory Tuesday night inside Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
 
Tulane pitching frustrated UNO hitters all night while Jared Hart and Collin Burns combined for five hits, four RBIs, and three runs scored to lead the Green Wave to a decisive win.
 
Redshirt sophomore Tyler Hoffman got his first career start for the Green Wave and tossed four shutout innings, striking out seven and allowing only two hits.
 
Left-handed junior Kyle Khachadourian started for the University of New Orleans and went three innings, giving up only one hit and no runs.
 
In his first start of the season, senior Frankie Niemann collected a hit and a walk. Jared Hart's big day at the plate marked the second straight game he recorded three hits.
 
Tulane pitchers equaled their season-high strikeout total with 13. This performance marked the fourth straight game the Wave has recorded at least 12 strikeouts.

Stetson 7, UCF 0 - Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Knights fell to the Stetson Hatters, 7-0 in their first midweek contest of the young season.
 
Gephry Pena went 1-for-2 with a single and reach based by a walk. Jordan Rathbone, Alex Freeland and John Montes also added singles to the contest.
 
The offense could not find an answer to Stetson starter Bret Neilan. The righty tossed 5.2 innings with a pair strikeouts and was able to work around three walks to hold the Knights scoreless.
 
UCF found themselves behind early after the Hatters jumped out to an early lead, scoring four in the first inning. The Knights pitching staff settled down after that inning, only allowing three more runs through the rest of the game.

Oklahoma State 14, Wichita State 6 - Box Score
WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State baseball dropped a 14-6 decision to the 17th-ranked Oklahoma State University Cowboys Monday, Feb. 22, at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field.
 
After the Shockers gained an early 2-0 advantage with runs in the second and third innings, the Cowboys (2-0) plated five in the fourth and never trailed again in the game.
 
Couper Cornblum went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in three runs, while junior Ross Cadena added a pair of hits, including his first career triple, and batted in two, leading Wichita State offensively.
 
Left-hander Spencer Hynes (0-1) suffered the loss on the mound for WSU after giving up five earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts and three walks in 3 1/3 innings.