Joe Dooley played with the hand he was dealt in terms of personnel in his first year back as East Carolina basketball coach. There were some big moments, including a home win over Cincinnati, but the final overall record was 10-21. The Pirates were 3-15 in the American Athletic Conference. Dooley promised to revamp the… [ More… ]
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The Bradsher Beat
Dominating Pirates rekindle visions of glory
I am all in on the 30th anniversary celebration of the movie “Field of Dreams.” It will forever and always be in my top five of all time, despite a few critics who hate happiness and seem determined to slam it, three decades later, as cheesy and improbable. Last weekend I discovered a deep dive… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWS
Pirates win 10-7 at ODU
NORFOLK — East Carolina scored five runs in the eighth inning and withstood a five-run ninth by host Old Dominion for a 10-7 nonconference win on Wednesday night. The 11-ranked Pirates improved to 31-10 while the Monarchs slipped to 24-16. ECU went ahead to stay on an RBI double by Dusty Baker in the third… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting
Pirates keep versatile lineman close to home
As an assistant coach Jonathan Cobb witnessed NFL and former Ohio State defensive end Tyquan Lewis perform at Tarboro High School between 2009 and 2012. Cobb is now the head coach at Southwest Edgecombe High School in Pinetops, NC, where he has directed the career of Lewis’s cousin, Jaquaez Powell. Powell, a rising senior, has… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWS
Pirates rally past UNCW
GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored four runs in the eighth inning to down UNC-Wilmingto 8-5 at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Tuesday night. The 11th-ranked Pirates improved to 30-10 while UNCW fell to 20-22. The Seahawks scored twice in the top of the eighth to lead 5-4. A single by Chandler Jenkins got ECU started in the… [ More… ]
From the Anchor Desk
Pirates in the driver’s seat in conference race
East Carolina swept No. 18 Connecticut this past weekend to run its league mark to 11-1 through four series in 2019. Unfortunately, if you’re following the national rankings, the sweep didn’t do all that much for ECU. The Pirates are ranked as high as 11th nationally by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. ECU is 12th… [ More… ]
Insights from Brett
Battle-scarred Pirates still on track to big goals
Those that subscribe to the Vince Lombardi philosophy that ‘winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,’ aren’t going to want to hear this. But there’s just as much truth to the contrary view taken by another legendary coach, basketball hall of famer Morgan Wootten, who said that if you learn something from defeat, you haven’t… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWS
Pirates take two, sweep UConn
GREENVILLE — East Carolina took two wins Saturday to sweep its American Athletic Conference series with Connecticut at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The No. 12 Pirates prevailed 5-2 in seven innings in the first game Saturday and won 9-7 in nine innings in the second game. ECU improved to 29-10 overall and 11-1 in the AAC. Trey… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Is Houston the second coming of Holtz?
It’s said that history repeats itself. East Carolina may well be in the midst of that process, repeating a pattern that began with Steve Logan’s dismissal as coach after the 2002 season. Logan had the most wins (69) in program history, but former athletic director Mike Hamrick fired him after a 4-8 season that culminated… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWS
Pirates take 5-1 win to open UConn series
GREENVILLE — East Carolina opened its American Athletic Conference series against No. 18 Connecticut with a 5-1 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Thursday night. The 12th-ranked Pirates got 14 strikeouts from junior left-hander Jake Agnos (5-2) in eight and two-thirds innings. Evan Voliva came on to get the final out on a foul pop that… [ More… ]
The Bradsher Beat
ECU track & field squads thrive on experience
Here are some numbers that help explain the sustained success of the East Carolina track and field teams: 14 – Number of Pirate seasons for head coach Curt Kraft 16 – Number of Pirate seasons for throwing coach David Price 11 – Number of Pirate seasons for sprints, relays and hurdles coach Udon Cheek 22… [ More… ]