Mike Schwartz has been on the job as East Carolina basketball coach for about five weeks. He talked about the priorities he has addressed after his first recruiting class was announced on Thursday. "I think that from the beginning, the most important things to me were three areas and that was the people of this university and the people around the community and in terms of … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates gain momentum
East Carolina has looked like the team many envisioned in 2022 in winning its last four games — and eight of its last 10. Pirates coach Cliff Godwin focused on the last four victories on Monday morning. "We had a great week," said the Pirates coach. "We've been on the road all week, ... Big win at Elon, 7-1, and then go into (Central Florida)... Obviously they were doing … [Read more...]
INSIDE GAME DAYOffense comes back in Purple-Gold game
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...]