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… ]
Recent News & Features
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… ]
BASEBALL NEWS
Pirates down Elon, 9-4
ELON — East Carolina took charge early in a 9-4 win at Elon on Tuesday night. The 12th-ranked Pirates (26-10) scored five runs in the first inning and never trailed. Bryant Packard, Spencer Brickhouse and Jake Washer hit home runs for ECU. Brickhouse hit a 3-run homer to right center in the top of the… [ More… ]
Special Photo Feature
Bonesville team bags Pigskin Pigout trophy
Purple Division winner Paul Gainey of The Bonesville Pig Cooking Crew and Gold Division winner Mark Copeland of the Pocosin Boys were among the trophy recipients in the 36th Annual Pigskin Pigout pig cooking contest. Below this list of the top finishers in the Purple (amateur), Gold (professional) and Showmanship divisions of the competition is… [ More… ]
From the Anchor Desk
Pirates transition to Summer conditioning
Saturday’s Spring football game at East Carolina was our last taste of pigskin until August. The weather certainly didn’t cooperate, but things could have been much worse with showers and storms all around. There had to be at least some talk of postponing the game, but luckily that move wasn’t necessary and the game went… [ More… ]
Insights from Brett
Houston on the hunt for new talent before fall
Football coaches have a different way of evaluating the performance of their team than those of us watching from the stands and the press box. While fans and the media are creatures of instant analysis and real-time reactions, those whose jobs depend on the outcome tend to take a much more calculated approach. Their standard… [ More… ]
INSIDE GAME DAY
No injuries, no turnovers as offense romps
GREENVILLE — The East Carolina spring football game shaped up as offense vs. defense vs. Mother Nature. But with the forecast calling for a 70 percent chance of showers on Saturday, the green on the radar dodged Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. “The football gods love us,” said first-year Pirates coach Mike Houston. Houston loved the fact that… [ More… ]
Special Photo Feature
Purple-Gold Game Gallery
Bonesville’s Al Myatt captured this collection of action shots and other candid photos during ECU’s Purple-Gold Spring Game Saturday afternoon at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.)
Press Conference Audio
Mike Houston Postgame
East Carolina head coach Mike Houston spoke with reporters after the Purple-Gold Spring Game on Saturday, Apr. 13, 2019, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. (Recorded by Al Myatt)
BASEBALL NEWS
Bruins take twin bill, sweep ECU
LOS ANGELES — Top-ranked UCLA took both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday to complete a 3-game sweep of East Carolina. The Bruins (27-6) won Saturday’s first game 8-5 and took the second game, 3-0, as No. 8 ECU slipped to 25-10. UCLA won Friday’s first game, 7-5, on a 2-run double by Michael Toglia… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Talented Ahlers facing learning curve
Spring game preview: Part Two of Two | VIEW PART ONE Mike Houston promised position competition when he took over the East Carolina football program the week after the Pirates finished 3-9 for the third straight season. As the Pirates head into a potentially-rainy spring football game this afternoon, Houston stopped short of saying rising… [ More… ]