East Carolina has been involved in spring football practice since March 25. It is a time for evaluating and indoctrinating personnel on the individual level, a time for units to develop cohesiveness and execution and a time for the Pirates as a team to prepare for the challenges that begin with the season opener at… [ More… ]
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BASEBALL NEWSWeather threat scratches ECU-State game
The threat of inclement weather in the Raleigh area prompted the cancellation of Tuesday’s non-conference baseball game between East Carolina and N.C. State at Doak Field. The contest was cancelled by mutual agreement between the teams’ coaching staffs and will not be rescheduled. ECU returns to action this weekend in a Friday-Saturday-Sunday American Athletic Conference… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates denied sweep as UAB gets bats going
BIRMINGHAM — East Carolina’s 4-game winning streak was halted on Saturday as Alabama-Birmingham pounded out 21 hits in a 16-9 American Athletic Conference win. The Blazers overcame a 5-0 deficit to improve to 20-20 overall and 5-10 in league play. ECU (24-17, 9-6 AAC) visits N.C. State on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Wolfpack took… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSECU takes series at UAB with 5-3 win
BIRMINGHAM — Braden Burress, Dixon Williams and Austin Irby led East Carolina offensively in a 5-3 American Athletic Conference win at Alabama-Birmingham on Friday night as the Pirates clinched the series. Burress went 4-for-5 and scored three runs. Williams had two hits and two RBIs. Irby hit a 2-run double down the left field line… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates win series opener at UAB, 12-7
BIRMINGHAM — Colby Wallace hit a solo homer to left field with two out in the top of the first and East Carolina led the rest of the way in a 12-7 American Athletic Conference series-opening win at Alabama Birmingham on Thursday night. The Pirates improved to 23-16 overall and 8-5 in the AAC going… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTCoordinators compete to make Pirates better
Offensive coordinator John David Baker and new defensive coordinator Josh Aldridge are competing each day of spring practice through their respective units. As iron sharpens iron, East Carolina’s overall football development is defined in a relative manner by their ongoing battles. Aldridge joined the Pirates in mid-December, filling the void created when Blake Harrell transitioned… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates take UNCW series with 7-3 win
GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored four runs in the first inning and took the deciding game of its regular season series with UNC-Wilmington with a 7-3 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Tuesday night. Braden Burress and Austin Irby each had two RBIs for ECU as the Pirates improved to 22-16 overall going into a 3-game… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates start fast, stop losing streak
CHARLOTTE —East Carolina scored three runs in the first inning and maintained the lead in a 12-4 win at Charlotte on Sunday to stop a 6-game losing streak. The Pirates improved to 21-16 overall and 7-5 in the American Athletic Conference going into a game at home with UNC-Wilmington (18-18) 0n Tuesday at 6 p.m.… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSCharlotte holds off Pirates to take series
CHARLOTTE — A game-ending double play sealed a 3-2 win for Charlotte on Saturday and clinched an American Athletic Conference series victory over East Carolina. The Pirates slipped to 20-16 overall and 6-5 in league play after getting the potential tying run to third and the go-ahead run to second in the top of the… [ More… ]