TAMPA — South Florida had a dominant performance in a 10-0 American Athletic Conference win in seven innings over East Carolina on Friday night to even the series at 1-1. The Pirates (29-24, 13-13 AAC) were limited to two hits as USF (28-23, 15-11 AAC) had 13 hits in ending a 5-game losing streak at… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates start extended stay in Sunshine state with win
Life has changed for East Carolina going into the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament starting Tuesday in Clearwater, FL. For the first time since 2018, the Pirates will not go into the event with the No. 1 seeding accorded the regular season champion. ECU began an extended stay in the Sunshine state with a 5-1… [ More… ]
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BASEBALL NEWSAAC football title game set for ABC again
The 2025 American Conference Football Championship Game will air on ABC for the 11th straight year. Hosted at the regular-season champion’s stadium, it kicks off ABC’s Championship Weekend on Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Big 12, Southeastern Conference, and Atlantic Coast Conference title games. Since 2015, the American title game… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSWeather threat prompts cancellation of Campbell game
Due to potential unfavorable weather in Greenville, East Carolina’s non-conference baseball game against Campbell, scheduled for Tuesday at Clark-LeClair Stadium, has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. The Pirates will conclude the regular season with a three-game AAC road series against South Florida (14-10, 27-22 AAC) starting Thursday at USF Baseball Stadium in Tampa.… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates avoid sweep with walk-off win
GREENVILLE —Davin Whitaker hit a 2-run single through the right side of a drawn-in infield with one out in the bottom of the ninth to lift East Carolina to an 8-7 American Athletic Conference win over Texas-San Antonio on Saturday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates (28-23, 12-12 AAC) avoided a 3-game sweep by the… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSUTSA holds off Pirates for 8-5 win
GREENVILLE — Texas-San Antonio clinched the American Athletic Conference regular season championship with an 8-5 win at East Carolina on Friday night. The Pirates had won the previous five AAC regular season titles. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. ECU (27-22, 11-11 AAC) rallied from an 8-1 deficit with… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates in midst of another hoops rebuild
Athletic director Jon Gilbert recently expressed his confidence in basketball coach Mike Schwartz with a 1-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season. The move followed East Carolina’s first winning season since 2012-13 when the Pirates were 23-12 and won the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. ECU went 19-14 in 2024-25 after losing a core of talent that included… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates edged at Wichita State, 8-7
WICHITA — An outfield error put the leadoff man at second base in the bottom of the ninth and Wichita State capitalized with a walk-off single through the left side by Jaden Gustafson for an 8-7 win over East Carolina on Sunday. The Shockers took the American Athletic Conference series, 2-1. ECU slipped to 27-21… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSNorby, Wallace lead as ECU evens series
WICHITA —Ethan Norby was dominant for seven and two-thirds innings before Colby Wallace closed the door for East Carolina in a 6-1 American Athletic Conference win at Wichita State on Saturday. Norby (6-4) was perfect through five innings as the Pirates (27-20, 11-9 AAC) evened the series at 1-1 with the deciding game Sunday at… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSShockers hold off ECU for 5-4 win
WICHITA —Wichita State didn’t score after the second inning on Friday night but an early 5-0 advantage was sufficient for a 5-4 win over East Carolina in the opening game of an American Athletic Conference series. The Pirates (26-20. 10-9 AAC) scored four runs in the seventh and will look to even the 3-game set… [ More… ]