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News Nuggets, 12.04.03
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Compiled from staff reports and electronic dispatches

Meager season doesn't hamper Pirates' all-league haul

East Carolina's football team might have fallen backwards in the win-loss ledger in 2003, but the Pirates made notable strides forward in their representation on the All-Conference USA team.

Brian Rimpf headlines a group of six ECU players who were named Wednesday to the first, second or third squads after balloting by C-USA's 11 coaches and media members from each league city.

Rimpf, a senior offensive tackle, was named to the first team for the third year in a row, continuing the unbroken string of postseason conference honors that began for the Raleigh native his first season as a Pirate. He was a member of the league's all-freshman team in 2000.

Freshman punter Ryan Dougherty (Orlando, FL) doubled up on honors, earning a first-team spot on the all-conference squad as well as being named to the all-freshman team.

Senior wide receiver Terrance Copper (Washington), junior running back Marvin Townes (Warrenton) and sophomore linebacker Chris Moore (Havelock), who earned all-freshman recognition in 2002, were named to the all-conference second team.

Senior center Doug White (Norristown, PA) landed a spot on the third team, boosting ECU's representation on the three All-C-USA teams to six players.

Though ECU finished 1-11 this season, the five Pirates named to the first two teams almost doubled the number of all-conference honorees from ECUs' 4-8 squad of 2002, when only a first and second team were named.

Rimpf and punter Jared Preston earned spots on the 2002 first team and running back Art Brown, who is expected to return to action for the Pirates in 2004 after sitting out this season with an injury, was named to the second team.

View the complete 2003 all-conference team on ConferenceUSA.com...

The All-Conference USA freshman team was also announced on Wednesday, with ECU equaling its haul of honors on that squad from a year ago.

Joining Dougherty on the all-freshman team were tight end Josh Coffman (Palmetto, FL) and cornerback Erode Jean (Fort Pierce, FL).

Pirates who made the freshman team last season were Moore, defensive lineman Guy Whimper (Havelock) and defensive back Reicko Jones.

View the complete 2003 all-freshman team on ConferenceUSA.com...

Rouse pays price for breaking Herrion law

East Carolina's basketball team suffered another loss of sorts less than 24 hours after its Tuesday night defeat at George Mason.

With the the Pirates facing another road game — at Seton Hall on Saturday — ECU coach Bill Herrion announced Wednesday that sophomore forward Corey Rouse has been suspended from the team.

Herrion's announcement noted the disciplinary measure was meted out for a violation of team policy and that the suspension would be for an indefinite period of time.

A 6-7 sophomore from Kinston, Rouse has played in all four games during ECU's 3-1 start, averaging 5.5 points and 4.8 rebounds.

Rouse's biggest nights of production came in the Pirates' first two games. He grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in the opener against Campbell and scored a career-high 11 points in the second game versus UNC Pembroke.

In the more recent pair of outings, Rouse failed to score in a home game last Saturday against Coastal Carolina and he was held to 2 points in ECU's 76-65 loss to the Patriots the night before the suspension was announced.

ECU reels in seven baseball recruits

Three pitchers are among a group of seven high school seniors who have signed to play baseball at East Carolina in the 2005 season, second-year Pirates coach Randy Mazey has announced.

In a departure from most recent classes, only one of the signees is from North Carolina. Following, in alphabetical order, are brief sketches of each of the incoming recruits:

• Harrison Eldridge is an outfielder from Knoxville, TN. He was the lead-off man for defending Class AAA state champion Farragut High School. He hit .446 as a junior and set the Tennessee single-season record for runs scored (75).

• Woods Fines, a right-handed pitcher from Pittsboro Northwoods High School, is the only instate player to sign with the Pirates in the early period.  He took part in last summer's the East Coast Professional Baseball Showcase in Wilmington.

• T.J. Hose, a right-handed pitcher from Hagerstown, MD, earned all-state honors as a junior at North Hagerstown High School last season.

• Chad Jennings is a right-handed pitcher from Laurel, MD, who is a senior at Riverdale Baptist. He played summer league ball with Hose.

• Dale Mollenhauer, a shortstop from Gibsonia, PA, earned all-state honors as a junior at Pine Richland High School. He also played fall and summer league ball for the Mid-Atlantic Rookies.

• Ryan Peisel, a first baseman from Marietta, GA, helped Lassiter High School to a region championship last spring. He played summer league ball with East Cobb baseball and helped East Cobb to the Perfect Wood Bat world championship this past summer.  He took part in last summer's the East Coast Professional Baseball Showcase in Wilmington.

• Brad Stephenson is a catcher from Chesapeake, Va., is a senior at Great Bridge High School. He took part in last summer's the East Coast Professional Baseball Showcase in Wilmington.

The Pirates will open the 2004 season with a 12-game home stand starting on Feb. 13 with a visit by UNC Asheville.

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