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...]

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...]

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...]

Rod Wright interviewed with East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery and new defensive coordinator David Blackwell before he was hired from Sam Houston State, where he had worked with defensive linemen. The former Miami Dolphin will have the same position responsibilities at ECU. Wright, 33, has quickly developed respect for the maturity and organization of Montgomery, … [Read more...]