CLEARWATER, FL — Regular-season champion East Carolina starts play in the American Athletic Conference Tournament today (Tuesday) at 12:45 p.m. against eighth-seeded Memphis. The Pirates are 38-13 overall and went 20-8 in league play. Memphis (17-37, 7-25) went 0-4 against ECU in Greenville on April 9-11 as the Pirates outscored the Tigers, 32-13. ECU is ranked No. 11 … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates control destiny in AAC title race
Coming off a 3-1 series win at Cincinnati, East Carolina (36-11, 18-6 American Athletic Conference) closes the regular season with a 4-game set at South Florida (22-24, 12-12). The Pirates play a doubleheader in Tampa today, starting at 2 p.m. Tulane (28-18, 17-6) closes the regular season with four games at Cincinnati (25-24, 14-14). The Green Wave is a half-game behind … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates take American lead to Cincinnati
East Carolina improved to 15-5 in the American Athletic Conference and moved a half-game ahead of Tulane (14-5) in the league standings as a result of their 4-game series, May 7-9. Wichita State is third at 13-10. ECU starts a 4-game series at Cincinnati with a doubleheader today, beginning at 1 p.m. Tulane hosts Central Florida this weekend and travels to Cincinnati next … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTLeague lead at stake in ECU-Tulane series
In 2019, the East Carolina baseball team went 47-18 and won the Greenville Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Pirates went 2-1 in a series at Wichita State that season but lost twice to the Shockers in the American Athletic Conference tournament. Within the context of that 2-3 record against Wichita State two years ago, last weekend's 2-2 road split against the Shockers … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTDooley deals with Gardner’s transfer
Jayden Gardner averaged 18.3 points and 8.3 rebounds for East Carolina during the 2020-21 basketball season before transferring to Virginia. Pirates coach Joe Dooley has been preparing to deal with the void that Gardner's exit presents. "Obviously, he scored a lot of points and rebounded the ball," Dooley said. "We'll have to redistribute some of those points. Hopefully, … [Read more...]