GREENVILLE — A Clark-LeClair Stadium record crowd of 5,603 was on its feet in the top of the ninth inning with two out and the bases loaded as Zach Agnos got a game-ending strikeout to save a 4-2 East Carolina win over Virginia in the Greenville regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Pirates won their 20th straight and are 2-0 in the regional. ECU (44-18) will play again on … [Read more...]

Dr. Gary Overton brought baseball coach Cliff Godwin into the program at East Carolina as a player and had a record 427 wins as coach of the Pirates from 1985 to 1997. Overton continues to serve ECU as assistant athletic director/game operations-facilities. Overton also has been an analyst on the Pirate radio baseball broadcasts for 18 years. "Coach O" has seen ECU develop … [Read more...]

East Carolina extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 7-6 nonconference win over visiting Campbell on Tuesday night. The surge has carried the Pirates to their third straight regular-season championship in the American Athletic Conference. The Camels had won 24 of their previous 26 games and led 5-2 going to the bottom of the seventh. "Just so proud of our guys and … [Read more...]

East Carolina topped Duke, 5-4, on Tuesday night for a 2-game, regular-season sweep of the Blue Devils. The Pirates had beaten Duke, 12-2, in Durham on March 1. ECU won the most recent matchup with the Blue Devils despite nine strikeouts at the plate and three errors in the field. "I'm just proud of our guys," said eighth-year Pirates coach Cliff Godwin. "They competed … [Read more...]

East Carolina recovered from a 12-3 loss at N.C. State on April 26 for a home sweep of Cincinnati that vaulted the Pirates into sole possession of first place in the American Athletic Conference with an 11-4 league record, a game ahead of Houston and Central Florida, who are each 10-5. "Just really proud of our guys," said Pirates coach Cliff Godwin. "We got down in both … [Read more...]