DURHAM — Duke withstood an East Carolina comeback to take an emotionally-charged 6-4 nonconference win Tuesday night. Coaches Cliff Godwin of ECU and Chris Pollard of Duke were ejected during a verbal altercation in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Blue Devils (17-9) broke a tie at 2 with a sacrifice fly by Macon… [ More… ]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTCoach O talks ECU baseball
Gary Overton has been involved with East Carolina baseball for a long time. He lettered for the Pirates from 1970 to 1973. He served in a support role in the program before becoming head coach from 1985 to 1997 and winning an ECU record 427 games. He is in his 22nd year as analyst on… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates power past Memphis for AAC sweep
GREENVILLE — Home runs by Colby Wallace, Braxton Tramel and Davin Whitaker helped East Carolina complete a 3-game sweep of Memphis with an 11-1 win in seven innings at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Sunday. The weekend dominance put the Pirates (15-9) at 3-0 in the American Athletic Conference and in an accustomed position in the league… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates take series with Memphis with 3-1 win
GREENVILLE — Freshman Braxton Tramel hit his first home run for East Carolina to power a 3-1 win over Memphis on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The outcome assured the Pirates (14-9) of a win in their first American Athletic Conference series of the season. ECU goes for a sweep on Sunday at noon. Austin Irby… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates Ethan-ize Tigers in AAC opener
GREENVILLE — The pitching of Ethan Norby and Ethan Young helped East Carolina to a 3-2 win over Memphis in the American Athletic Conference opener for both clubs at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. Norby (3-2) started and went five and one-third innings. He yielded four hits, including a pair of solo homers, while walking… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTWill 2024-25 be best year ever for Pirates?
The current school year has been one of the best ever f0r East Carolina based on performance in football, basketball and baseball. The turning point in an exhilarating football season took place on Oct. 20 when athletic director Jon Gilbert replaced Mike Houston as head coach with defensive coordinator Blake Harrell. The Pirates were 3-4… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSUNCW downs Pirates, 9-4
FAYETTEVILLE — A 9-4 loss to UNC-Wilmingt0n ended a 5-game winning streak for East Carolina at Segra Stadium on Tuesday night. The Seahawks (11-10) overcame a 3-1 deficit with three runs in the top of the third inning and added four runs in the fourth. “We didn’t play well, but we will get better,” said… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates rolling with sweep of Tribe
GREENVILLE — East Carolina took both ends of a doubleheader with William & Mary at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday to complete a sweep of a 3-game series with the Tribe. The Pirates are 12-8 with five straight wins going into a contest with UNC-Wilmington (10-10) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Segra Stadium in Fayetteville.… [ More… ]
BASKETBALL NEWSPirates can’t catch UAB in AAC quarterfinal
FORT WORTH —East Carolina cut an 18-point deficit in the second half to seven points before third-seeded Alabama-Birmingham pulled away again and took a 94-77 win over the sixth-seeded Pirates in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament at Dickies Arena on Friday night. Senior R.J. Felton scored 31 points for ECU (19-14), which… [ More… ]