It took East Carolina more time to subdue Old Dominion on Wednesday — four hours and four minutes — than the duration of the bus ride back to Greenville. The No. 14 Pirates were in position to wrap things up in a shorter time frame before a home run by ODU third baseman Kenny Levari with one out in the bottom of the ninth energized the Monarchs fans among a crowd of 654 at … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirate$ uniting
The Pirates Unite fundraising effort made a giant leap forward with the recent announcement of a $5 million gift from the Isley family of Raleigh. The effort will finance some major athletic facility improvements that will include a much-needed indoor practice facility for football. Pirate Club Executive Director Ryan Robinson is monitoring the pulse of the drive. "The … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsGodwin watching weather
East Carolina seeks to end a 4-game losing streak after winning nine in a row as Tulane comes to Clark-LeClair Stadium for a 3-game American Athletic Conference series that is scheduled to start Friday at 6 p.m. Pirates coach Cliff Godwin has been keeping an eye on the forecast which is calling for showers to subside around midday on Friday. "As of right now, everything's … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates lead American
East Carolina has recovered well from starting the American Athletic Conference schedule by going 1-2 in a series at Houston. A 9-game winning streak has the Pirates (29-8) up to No. 7 in the D1Baseball rankings. ECU is 7-2 in the AAC and sits atop the league standings as Houston has slipped to 6-3 with losses at Wichita State and at home against South Florida. The … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTThe new American: UTSA
Sixth and final in a series examining incoming members of the AAC The American Athletic Conference is moving closer to a transition on July 1 that will bring Alabama-Birmingham, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice and Texas-San Antonio into membership from Conference USA. The AAC will lose Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston to the Big 12. Houston was … [Read more...]