GREENVILLE — Mike Houston had a tough decision Saturday after East Carolina's Purple-Gold spring football game. The winner of the scrimmage between the offense and defense was supposed to get a meal of steak as a reward. The loser would get lesser fare. The problem was that the offense rallied from a 25-12 deficit at halftime to tie the score at 40 before the clock on the … [Read more...]
INSIDE GAME DAY PHOTOSGame Day Gallery
Bonesville’s Al Myatt roamed Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and vicinity with his camera before, during and after East Carolina’s Purple-Gold spring game on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Greenville, NC. Myatt captured this curated collection of action shots and other candid photos. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.) … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirate bats too quiet
N.C. State is averaging 8.2 runs per game. East Carolina limited the nationally-ranked Wolfpack to just two runs on Tuesday, but the problem was the Pirates' inability to generate some offense of their own in a 2-0 loss to their regional rivals from Raleigh. "I thought we really pitched well, played good defense," said Cliff Godwin on Wednesday. "Our offense didn't show up, … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates spring forward
Mike Houston has had a variety of experiences in spring practice at East Carolina, ranging from a group that needed a talent upgrade and a culture change in 2019 to no spring ball at all in 2020 to last season's offseason session of promise. What Houston is seeing thus far this season is representative of ECU's improvement to 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the American Athletic … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTVolunteers first for Schwartz, for now
From a hotel room in Indianapolis, where Tennessee is preparing to launch its bid in the NCAA Tournament, Michael Schwartz was introduced Wednesday as East Carolina's new basketball coach. "We're looking forward to welcoming Mike and his wife, Stephanie and his two daughters, Sydney and Samantha to Greenville and meet all of Pirate Nation at the appropriate time," said ECU … [Read more...]