East Carolina has the most appearances in the NCAA Tournament of teams that have not played in the College World Series, but in a sense, the Pirates have been there and done that. As ECU seeks to position itself as a Super Regional host and enhance its chances of playing in the CWS for the first time, it's interesting to note that a Pirates baseball team already has flown … [Read more...]

East Carolina is in the midst of seven straight games on the road. The Pirates, ranked as high as No. 8, have won four in a row away from the supportive environment at Clark-LeCair Stadium. The latest win was a 9-5 conquest of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, no small feat considering the No. 12 Tar Heels were 29-3 at Boshamer Stadium going into the game. UNC starter Andrew … [Read more...]

Good players make good coaches. As East Carolina seeks to overcome a digression that has produced four straight losing seasons, the staff of new coach Mike Houston is working diligently on recruiting. The objective is to find players that will enable a higher level of performance by the Pirates. New strength and conditioning coach John Williams is busy developing the … [Read more...]

Joe Dooley played with the hand he was dealt in terms of personnel in his first year back as East Carolina basketball coach. There were some big moments, including a home win over Cincinnati, but the final overall record was 10-21. The Pirates were 3-15 in the American Athletic Conference. Dooley promised to revamp the talent pool and ECU is in the midst of that … [Read more...]

It's said that history repeats itself. East Carolina may well be in the midst of that process, repeating a pattern that began with Steve Logan's dismissal as coach after the 2002 season. Logan had the most wins (69) in program history, but former athletic director Mike Hamrick fired him after a 4-8 season that culminated with a 42-26 home loss to Cincinnati that left the … [Read more...]