CONWAY, SC — A sacrifice fly by Sebastian Alexander in the bottom of the eighth inning brought in the only run as Coastal Carolina topped East Carolina, 1-0, for the regional championship on Sunday night. There was a repetitive pattern in the regional for the Pirates (34-27) as wins over Florida were followed by losses to the Chanticleers in the double-elimination … [Read more...]

CONWAY, SC — Coastal Carolina scored 14 runs in the last three innings to down East Carolina, 18-7, in the winners bracket matchup in the NCAA regional hosted by the Chanticleers on Saturday night. ECU (34-26) faces Florida (39-21) in an elimination game scheduled for Sunday at noon. A crowd of 6,423, the largest ever at Springs Brooks Stadium saw a tightly contested … [Read more...]

CONWAY, SC — East Carolina jumped on Florida early and didn't let up in an 11-6 win over the Gators on Friday in the regional opener at Springs Brooks Stadium. The Pirates (34-25) struck for two runs in the top of the first and never trailed. Braden Burress led off the game with a bunt single, stole second and went to third on Jack Herring's fly to center. Dixon Williams was … [Read more...]

East Carolina's run to the American Athletic Conference championship as the No. 6 seed was accomplished with a roster that was two players shy of the 30-man limit. The Pirates (33-25) certainly didn't dwell on adversity — although there was plenty — with an efficient 4-0 run to their seventh straight NCAA tournament berth. "You didn't see a group that played under any … [Read more...]

Except for a COVID season when everything was canceled in 2020, East Carolina has not missed the NCAA Tournament since 2017. Only regular season champion Texas-San Antonio appears assured of an NCAA berth as the American Athletic Conference tournament gets underway Tuesday in Clearwater, FL. That leaves the seven teams other than the Roadrunners to scrap for the automatic … [Read more...]