LSU won its eighth NCAA baseball championship Sunday with a 5-3 win over Coastal Carolina in Game 2 of the 2025 College World Series in Omaha. The victory in combination with the Tigers’ 1-0 shutout of the Chanticleers 1-0 in Friday’s opener of the best-of-three finals, secured the SEC’s fifth straight title. LSU broke a… [ More… ]
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BASEBALL NEWSCoastal, LSU on collision course in CWS
The 2025 College World Series final pits No. 13 Coastal Carolina against No. 6 LSU in a best-of-three showdown at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha starting Saturday. This matchup is a clash of momentum and pedigree, with Coastal Carolina riding a 26-game win streak, the longest entering a CWS final since the best-of-three format began… [ More… ]
JUNGLE TALESReviewing the season and looking ahead
With East Carolina’s baseball season in the rear-view mirror, Bubba Rosenbaum, John White and Johnny “Stats” Robertson reflect on 2025, look ahead to how the 2026 roster is shaping up and bring updates on Pirate in the pros.
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates face challenging nonconference slate
According to College Football News, East Carolina has the seventh toughest strength of schedule among 14 teams in the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates are coming off a unique 8-5 season in which they switched quarterbacks and coaches at midseason. Before ECU looks to improve on a 5-3 performance in the AAC, there are four… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTBeyond the emotional farewells, a bright future
After a season-ending 1-0 loss to Coastal Carolina in the championship of the Conway regional Sunday, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin conducted a postgame news conference. He was joined by seniors Jake Hunter and Ryley Johnson. The voices were strained with emotion and maybe there were some sweaty eyeballs as former football coach Ruffin McNeill… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSChanticleers edge ECU, 1-0, in regional final
CONWAY, SC — A sacrifice fly by Sebastian Alexander in the bottom of the eighth inning brought in the only run as Coastal Carolina topped East Carolina, 1-0, for the regional championship on Sunday night. There was a repetitive pattern in the regional for the Pirates (34-27) as wins over Florida were followed by losses… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSCoastal pulls away to down Pirates, 18-7
CONWAY, SC — Coastal Carolina scored 14 runs in the last three innings to down East Carolina, 18-7, in the winners bracket matchup in the NCAA regional hosted by the Chanticleers on Saturday night. ECU (34-26) faces Florida (39-21) in an elimination game scheduled for Sunday at noon. A crowd of 6,423, the largest ever… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSFlorida falls to surging Pirates in regional opener
CONWAY, SC — East Carolina jumped on Florida early and didn’t let up in an 11-6 win over the Gators on Friday in the regional opener at Springs Brooks Stadium. The Pirates (34-25) struck for two runs in the top of the first and never trailed. Braden Burress led off the game with a bunt… [ More… ]
Conway Regional PostgameAudio: Cliff Godwin, Ethan Norby, Austin Irby
East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin, pitcher Ethan Norby and first baseman Austin Irby spoke with reporters after the Pirates defeated 17th-ranked Florida 11-6 in the opening game of the NCAA Conway (SC) Regional on Friday, May 30, 2025. Click media player below (AUDIO ONLY).