There's some irony that for all the talk of getting to Omaha over the years by the East Carolina baseball program, the city is currently home to former Pirate pitcher Seth Maness. After four seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, the right-handed reliever is now in the Kansas City Royals organization with the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast … [Read more...]
View from the EastFormer Duke DB is ECU’s ops man
By the time East Carolina travels to West Virginia, Orlando, Houston, Hartford and Memphis this season, Terrell Smith will have been there and done that. One of the responsibilities of the Pirates' director of football operations is serving as the advance scout for ECU's road games. "The best way to describe what I do is I'm kind of the behind-the-scenes guy," Smith said. … [Read more...]
Inside Media DayPirates welcome grad transfers
GREENVILLE — Like a fleet of super heroes, graduate transfers have arrived at East Carolina. In addition to a shipload of winning experience, the new Pirates have helped generate much-needed optimism after a 3-9 season in 2016. "When you get a graduate transfer, the first thing you get is completion, meaning somebody who has attention to detail to complete their college … [Read more...]
Media Day AudioCoach Mo Presser
East Carolina football coach Scottie Montgomery addressed reporters on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, at the Pirates' annual media day. (Photo by Al Myatt) … [Read more...]
View from the EastSpecial teams could make ECU special
East Carolina had its first preseason practice on Thursday with the Pirates bent on improvement after going 3-9 in 2016 and 1-7 in the American Athletic Conference. The performance last season was a step back after ECU was 5-7 overall and 3-5 in the AAC before Ruffin McNeill's termination. The offseason focus has been on getting better with the Pirates looking deeper and … [Read more...]