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...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates make most of gameless trip
East Carolina went to Houston for a baseball series that didn't take place last weekend. The Pirates, 26-5 overall and ranked No. 9 for the third straight week by Division I Baseball, continued their resolve of getting better every day despite the schedule gap generated by COVID protocols involving the Cougars. "It was one of those things," said ECU baseball coach Cliff … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTHouston weighs new transfer eligibility rule
East Carolina football coach Mike Houston figured the change was coming, but he is concerned about how immediate eligibility for transfers will affect college football. "(Wednesday), the NCAA approved some legislation that we have been anticipating, that basically allows all players to transfer one time without having to sit a year," Houston said. "In the past, if someone … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates rose from ashes of loss to Phoenix
A loss can have value when teams learn from it. Since a 2-1 setback at Elon on Saturday, March 27, the East Carolina baseball team has won five straight, a streak that includes a comeback win over North Carolina and a four-game American Athletic Conference sweep of Cincinnati. Pirates coach Cliff Godwin called his colleague, Tim Corbin of Vanderbilt, for some reassurance … [Read more...]