East Carolina wrapped up its record-setting regular season on a down note, falling to Memphis 10-9 on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. While the final game didn’t go the Pirates’ way, most of the rest of the season most certainly did. The Pirates set a new American Athletic Conference regular season record by going 20-4 in… [ More… ]
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Road to Omaha goes through Clearwater
The disappointment of Saturday’s 10-9 loss to Memphis was soothed by a postgame ceremony in which the East Carolina baseball team was awarded its trophy for winning the American Athletic Conference’s regular season championship. As the hardware was passed around from player to player, a list of the Pirates achievements was announced to the crowd… [ More… ]
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Memphis avoids sweep by ECU
GREENVILLE — East Carolina had the tying run at third base and the winning run at second with two out in the bottom of the ninth, but a ground out allowed Memphis to take a 10-9 American Athletic Conference win on Saturday. The Pirates closed out the regular season with a 42-13 overall record. ECU… [ More… ]
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Pirates take series with Memphis
GREENVILLE — East Carolina won its American Athletic Conference series against Memphis with a 5-3 victory at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. The Pirates (42-12, 20-3 AAC) will go for a sweep of the Tigers (26-26, 9-13) on Saturday at 1 p.m. The 20 conference wins sets ECU apart from former AAC member Louisville as… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Can Pirates repeat history?
East Carolina has the most appearances in the NCAA Tournament of teams that have not played in the College World Series, but in a sense, the Pirates have been there and done that. As ECU seeks to position itself as a Super Regional host and enhance its chances of playing in the CWS for the… [ More… ]
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ECU erupts for 19-10 win
GREENVILLE — East Carolina built a 17-0 lead and withstood a Memphis surge for a 19-10 win in the first game of an American Athletic Conference series at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Thursday night. The Pirates, ranked as high as No. 6, scored four runs in the first inning, put up nine runs in the third… [ More… ]
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Pirates squeeze Campbell
GREENVILLE — East Carolina loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning and pinch runner Christian Jayne scored the winning run on a bunt single by Brady Lloyd for a 4-3 victory over Campbell on Tuesday night. The Pirates improved to 40-12 and evened the season series with the Camels (29-20) after a… [ More… ]
From the Anchor Desk
American champs get fitting welcome home
It may have been Sunday night and it may have been close to 11 p.m., but it didn’t matter. East Carolina baseball fans were out late to welcome their Pirates home. ECU took two out of three from Wichita State over the weekend. The 6-1 win on Friday clinched the Pirate’s first ever American Athletic… [ More… ]
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Pirates inching closer to prime NCAA seed
The East Carolina baseball team clinched the American Athletic Conference regular season championship and won its seventh straight league series this weekend by taking two of three at Wichita State. But those might not be the most significant things to happen to the Pirates over the past six days. Far more meaningful was Wednesday’s 9-5… [ More… ]
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Pirates take series with Sunday win
WICHITA, KS — East Carolina topped Wichita State 7-3 on Sunday to take the American Athletic Conference series two games to one. Jordan Boyer stole home in the first inning to give the Shockers a 1-0 lead, but the Pirates scored four runs in the third and maintained the advantage. Eighth-ranked ECU improved to 39-12… [ More… ]
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Shockers end ECU streak
WICHITA, KS — Wichita State’s Clayton McGinness pitched a complete game in a 3-1 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina on Saturday. McGinness (5-4) allowed five hits and one earned run while walking one with four strikeouts. The Pirates (38-12, 17-3 AAC) took a 1-0 lead in the sixth after a leadoff single up… [ More… ]