ELON — East Carolina scored three runs in the first inning and went on to defeat host Elon 7-2 on Tuesday. The Pirates, ranked as high as No. 17 nationally this week, improved to 7-1 going into the Keith LeClair Classic. Lane Hoover led off the game with a single up the middle. A failed… [ More… ]
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From the Anchor Desk
Pirate Nation glowing after big weekend
This past weekend was truly one to remember at East Carolina. The ECU swimming and diving team took the American Athletic Conference championship for the fourth time. The lacrosse team slipped by Campbell on the road, 12-22 on Saturday. The women’s basketball team came from 17 points down to beat Temple. The Pirate ladies have… [ More… ]
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Insights from Brett
National spotlight will be on ECU, Marshall
East Carolina was still in celebration mode after a hard-fought 17-14 homecoming win against Marshall when word of the unthinkable began to circulate around campus on the night of Nov. 14, 1970. On its way home to Huntington, WV, after the game, the chartered plane carrying the Thundering Herd’s traveling party crashed into a hillside… [ More… ]
Basketball News
Pirates top Temple, 67-63
GREENVILLE — East Carolina closed with a 7-0 run for a 67-63 American Athletic Conference win over Temple in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Sunday. Jayden Gardner had 29 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and three steals as the Pirates stopped a 3-game losing streak to improve to 11-17 overall and 5-10 in the… [ More… ]
Baseball News
Pirates complete sweep
GREENVILLE — East Carolina took both ends of a Sunday doubleheader at Clark-LeClair Stadium to complete a 3-game sweep of Georgia Southern. After holding on for a 3-2 win in the first game, the Pirates dominated with a 10-2 victory in the second game. ECU, ranked as high as No. 16 nationally, improved to 6-1… [ More… ]
Baseball News
Burleson leads shutout win
GREENVILLE — Alec Burleson pitched eight scoreless innings and helped his own cause with an RBI double as East Carolina took a 3-0 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Matt Bridges pitched the final inning for his first save as the Pirates improved to 4-1. Lane Hoover led off the bottom of… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Pirates regroup from stumble in Buies Creek
East Carolina trailed for most of the way in a 7-2 loss at Campbell on Wednesday. The setback put the Pirates at 3-1 going into a doubleheader Saturday at noon against visiting Georgia Southern. “We did not play well enough to win,” said ECU coach Cliff Godwin. “There were some guys who played well —… [ More… ]
The Bradsher Beat
ECU lacrosse program sheds its novelty tag
It was fun to be a novelty for a little while — during those two years when East Carolina lacrosse was brand-new and everyone wanted to talk about being a pioneer and fielding a Division I sport with mostly freshmen. But as she leads her team into their third season, head coach Amanda Moore has… [ More… ]
Basketball News
Memphis run tops Pirates, 77-73
MEMPHIS — After a jumper by East Carolina sophomore Jayden Gardner tied the score at 69 with 2:18 remaining, Memphis put together an 8-4 run for a 77-73 American Athletic Conference victory on Wednesday night. The Pirates slipped to 10-17 overall and 4-10 in the AAC despite a double-double from freshman Tristen Newton that included… [ More… ]
Baseball News
Campbell tops ECU, 7-2
GREENVILLE — No. 19 East Carolina halted a William & Mary threat in the top of the eighth to complete a season-opening 3-game sweep of the Tribe with a 7-4 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Sunday. After RBI singles by Thomas Francisco and Connor Norby in the bottom of the seventh had given the Pirates… [ More… ]
Recruiting Evaluation: Class of 2020 Offense
Gifted QBs, RBs headline offensive signees
The traditional National Signing Day for college football was anticlimactic for the East Carolina Pirates, especially for the offense. But that shouldn’t dampen the enthusiasm Pirate fans should have for 10 offensive prospects who officially cast their lot with ECU during the early December signing period. While some schools were adding another prospect or two… [ More… ]
From the Anchor Desk
Pirates find different ways to win
Nineteenth-ranked East Carolina got the baseball season off to a great start with a series sweep of William & Mary this past weekend. The Pirates took all three games in the series in very different ways. ECU had to rally late on Friday. William & Mary struck first on opening day when the Tribe’s Brandon… [ More… ]