After Chris Rusiewicz was named head football coach at Northwest Guilford High in Greensboro, NC, last January, he naturally began watching game film from the 2022 season to evaluate the Vikings’ returning personnel. One particular highlight confirmed the former college head coach had made the right decision to pursue the Northwest Guilford job. The game… [ More… ]
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ECU completes sweep
GREENVILLE — Josh Moylan was 4-for-4 with four RBIs as No. 10 East Carolina completed a 3-game sweep of Missouri State with a 10-1 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Sunday. Moylan scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning and the Pirates led the rest of the way in improving to 16-4.… [ More… ]
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Pirates take series with walkoff win
GREENVILLE — East Carolina rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium to take its series with Missouri State on a 4-3 walkoff win as Jacob Starling delivered a game-ending single up the middle with the bases loaded to bring in Carter Cunningham. The No. 10 Pirates improved… [ More… ]
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Godwin passes Godwin
GREENVILLE — Cliff Godwin won his 318th game at East Carolina on Friday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium to move ahead of his predecessor, Billy Godwin, for second place on the coaching career victories list at ECU as the Pirates topped Missouri State, 3-0. Gary Overton holds the record with 427 wins from 1985 to 1997.… [ More… ]
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Pirates have work to do
The importance of this spring practice at East Carolina cannot be underestimated. The Pirates are roughly 11 weeks beyond their first bowl win since 2013 and will face what rates as the most demanding challenge in program history with the 2023 season opener at Michigan on Sept. 2. The Wolverines are defending Big Ten champions… [ More… ]
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Pirates nip Tribe, 6-5
GREENVILLE — East Carolina overcame a 3-0 deficit with three runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth for a 6-5 win over William & Mary on Wednesday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The tenth-ranked Pirates improved to 13-4 with their seventh win in eight games while the Tribe slipped to 9-9. Cole Ragone… [ More… ]
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Seahawks top No. 10 ECU
WILMINGTON — Tenth-ranked East Carolina left the bases loaded in the first, second and eighth innings in an 8-5 loss at UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday night. The Pirates (12-4) stranded a total of 15 runners as the Seahawks (10-7) stopped a 6-game ECU winning streak. UNCW used sacrifice bunts by Kevin Pitarra and Taber Mongero in… [ More… ]
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Late pitch lures lineman with pedigree
The surname McCrimon is synonymous with athleticism and winning in Florida’s Osceola County. Located just south of Orlando and serving as a “gateway” to some of Florida’s major tourist attractions such as Disney World, the county seat is the city of Kissimmee. And Kissimmee is home to one of the state’s oldest high schools, Osceola… [ More… ]
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ECU takes doubleheader for series sweep
GREENVILLE — East Carolina won a doubleheader Saturday to sweep a 3-game series with Liberty. The No. 12 Pirates followed up on a 10-2 victory in the first game with a 13-1 triumph in the nightcap. The series schedule was revised due to the forecast of unsuitable weather for a third game on Sunday. ECU… [ More… ]