STATESBORO, GA — Six runs in the fifth inning helped Georgia Southern to a 10-7 win on Saturday as East Carolina absorbed its first loss of the season. The big blow in the decisive frame was a 3-run homer down the left-field line by Austin Thompson. The Pirates (5-1) took a 2-0 lead in the… [ More… ]
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ECU prevails over Eagles in first road game
STATESBORO, GA — Georgia Southern brought the potential winning run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning before sixth-year senior Cam Colmore earned a save for East Carolina with two strikeouts for a 6-4 win on Friday night. Four runs in the fourth inning keyed the Pirates (5-0) offensively in their first… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Pirates prep for challenging start in 2021
East Carolina will have an opportunity to make a statement at the opening of the 2021 football season after closing 2020 with a pair of wins at Temple (28-3) and over Southern Methodist (52-38) that seemed to indicate the Pirates were turning a corner. ECU plays Appalachian State in Charlotte on Thursday, Sept. 2, to… [ More… ]
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Pirates use long ball to down Duke
GREENVILLE — Home runs helped East Carolina defeat Duke, 6-1, in a matchup of nationally-ranked baseball teams on Tuesday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates (4-0) never trailed after Seth Caddell’s solo homer to right in the bottom of the first inning. Josh Moylan followed suit with a solo shot to right in the second for… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting Report
Banner recruits keep American on the rise
The continued rise in prominence of American Athletic Conference football in 2020 was reflected in the recruiting classes signed by the league’s 11 schools in December and February. And in some cases, those classes surpassed ones signed by prominent programs in higher profile leagues. For example, Cincinnati, which won the AAC title and finished ranked… [ More… ]
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Postponements continue to mount in AAC hoops
East Carolina was among three schools involved in the American Athletic Conference’s most recent pandemic-related basketball scheduling changes. The league announced on Monday that the ECU-Tulsa game scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 27, at Tulsa has been postponed due to an ongoing pause in activities in the ECU program. The postponement marks the fifth straight game… [ More… ]
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Pirates complete sweep
GREENVILLE — East Carolina downed Rhode Island, 12-4, on a sunny Sunday at Clark-LeClair Stadium to complete a 3-game sweep in the season-opening series. ECU scored three runs in the first on an RBI single by Seth Caddell, a bases-loaded walk to Zach Agnos and a sacrifice fly by Josh Moylan. Freshman left-hander Carson Whisenhunt… [ More… ]
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Norby paces Pirates to series win
GREENVILLE — Connor Norby was the offensive leader for East Carolina on Saturday in a 7-1 series-clinching win over Rhode Island at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Norby had three hits, including a double, with four RBIs as the Pirates improved to 2-0. ECU looks to sweep the Rams in a Sunday matchup scheduled for 1 p.m. Jake… [ More… ]
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Pirates edge Rams, 3-2, in 10 innings
GREENVILLE — Pinch hitter Christian Smallwood singled through the right side to score Lane Hoover in the 10th inning and give East Carolina a 3-2 walk-off win over Rhode Island on Friday night in the season opener for both clubs at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Hoover was hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the… [ More… ]
"VIEW FROM THE EAST" ON ECU BASEBALL
Godwin has good news as season starts
East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin led off a Zoom conference with some good news in advance of today’s scheduled season opener against Rhode Island at Clark-LeClair Stadium at 4 p.m. “The Pirates, as of today, are all negative for COVID,” Godwin said. ” … Everybody associated with the baseball program is negative. We’ll be… [ More… ]
Basketball News
Weather, COVID force more schedule changes
East Carolina was among six schools involved in the American Athletic Conference’s latest basketball scheduling maneuvers. The league on Tuesday announced the postponement of three more games. This time not all of the schedule changes were pandemic-related. Tulane’s contest with Southern Methodist, slated for tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 17) in Dallas, has been postponed due to a… [ More… ]
Basketball News
American addresses ECU-Wichita State series
The American Athletic Conference announced changes to the basketball slate involving three schools on Monday. The East Carolina-Wichita State game scheduled for Dec. 30, which was postponed in the wake of a cluster of positive COVID-19 tests in the ECU program, will not be rescheduled. The only regular-season contest between the Pirates and Shockers will… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Godwin, Pirates plot course in pandemic
With the start of baseball season against Rhode Island at Clark-LeClair Stadium coming up on Feb. 19, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin talked about his team’s state of preparedness via Zoom earlier this week. During the pandemic, Godwin is as concerned with bubbles, testing and protocols as he is with the things that he deals… [ More… ]
Basketball News
COVID hits keep coming
The American Athletic Conference announced on Friday more schedule changes in the wake of the detection earlier this week of positive COVID-19 cases involving the Memphis and East Carolina basketball programs. The schedule changes were made due to ongoing issues with COVID-19 and contact tracing. No. 8 Houston’s schedule was impacted by the circumstances at… [ More… ]
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Coronavirus trips up ECU, other AAC teams
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended East Carolina’s basketball schedule again. The school announced Wednesday that it is temporarily pausing all hoops activities in the wake of a positive COVID test and subsequent contact tracing resulting in the quarantining of individuals within the program. The impact to ECU’s schedule so far is that games between the… [ More… ]