Coming off its best season since 2014, East Carolina should be a challenger for the American Athletic Conference football championship in 2022. The Pirates are trending upward after going 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the AAC in 2021 with significant experience and talent returning on both sides of the ball. ECU has some additions from the transfer portal that could immediately … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates face familiar foe in opener
A season-opening football game between East Carolina and N.C. State took place with relative frequency between 1973 and 1987. The Pirates started their season seven times in Raleigh during that span with a 3-4 record. ECU played its first game in the Mike Houston coaching era at Carter-Finley Stadium in 2019 and the Wolfpack prevailed, 34-6. When the Pirates start the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTSelfless, tough team made ECU skipper proud
On Feb. 20 when East Carolina had been swept at home in a season-opening, three-game series with Bryant and Texas was ranked No. 1 nationally, it would have seemed astronomically unlikely that the Pirates would have hosted the Longhorns in a Super Regional in June. "It was very rough at the beginning, and I just appreciate our guys and our staff, just continued to show up … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTECU salvages Super season
East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin brought seniors Ben Newton, Jake Kuchmaner and Bryson Worrell to the news conference around 2 a.m. Monday after an 11-1 loss to Texas in the deciding game of the Super Regional at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The contest had been fragmented by almost six hours of weather delays. "Feel for these guys here, because we wouldn't be where we are … [Read more...]
Baseball: Greenville Super RegionalLonghorns take soggy, decisive showdown
GREENVILLE — Texas took control early and won a weather-delayed third game of the Super Regional of the NCAA Tournament at East Carolina, 11-1, on Sunday. The matchup was scheduled to get underway at 4 p.m., but was postponed to 5:06 p.m. due to weather considerations. Play was halted at 5:25 p.m. and didn't resume until 10:15 p.m. A crowd of 5,787 was announced with many … [Read more...]