East Carolina gets its American Conference schedule underway against Alabama-Birmingham on Friday at 6 p.m. at Clark-LeClair Stadium (ESPN+). The Pirates (13-8-1) were picked first in the league’s preseason poll and the Blazers (13-8) were picked last. ECU, which was seeded sixth for the American tournament last year, is 2-3 on Friday nights thus far … Continue reading VIEW FROM THE EASTECU gets set to open American Conference play