Bonesville’s Al Myatt captured this collection of action shots and other candid photos during ECU's American Athletic Conference loss to Tulsa Thursday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.) … [Read more...]
Audio FeaturePostgame Presser
East Carolina interim coach Michael Perry and senior B.J. Tyson spoke with reporters after the Pirates' Thursday night loss to Tulsa at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. (Recorded by Al Myatt) B.J. TYSON POSTGAME: MICHAEL PERRY POSTGAME: … [Read more...]
View from the EastGodwin corrals all hands on deck
Four games into the season and East Carolina's record is a spotless 4-0. Led by Brady Lloyd at .545 and Jake Washer, who is hitting .428, the Pirates have six players batting over .300. The team average is a healthy .295. ECU's combined earned run average is 2.25. "Up to this point, we've liked what we've seen," said fourth-year coach Cliff Godwin. "We've played a lot … [Read more...]
View from the EastRiley ‘feels’ the hunger
Daric Riley has come to East Carolina from Southern Methodist to coach the Pirate safeties as ECU looks for a turnaround from three straight losing seasons. Riley was part of a significant gridiron upgrade by the Mustangs. While Riley was at SMU as a quality control assistant and special teams analyst, the program progressed from 2-10 in 2015 to 5-7 in 2016 to 7-6 this past … [Read more...]
PreviewPirates open baseball season
Sophomore right-hander Trey Benton is scheduled to throw the first pitch of the 2018 baseball season for East Carolina at 4 p.m. today as the Pirates start a three-game series with Western Carolina at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Benton compiled a 3-4 record with a 4.18 earned run average as ECU went 32-28 overall in 2017 and finished second to Houston in the American Athletic … [Read more...]