MEMPHIS — East Carolina took both ends of a doubleheader at Memphis on Saturday to sweep the three-game American Athletic Conference series. The No. 11 Pirates took both games by 4-2 margins. A four-run fifth inning provided the win in the first game after the Tigers had taken a 2-0 lead in the first on… [ Continue Reading ]
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Holba helps ECU top Tigers
MEMPHIS — Sophomore right-hander Chris Holba of East Carolina improved to 9-0 as the Pirates won the opening game of their American Athletic Conference series at Memphis, 5-1, on Friday night. Holba started and went seven and one-third innings. He allowed seven hits and one run (earned) while walking one and striking out four. Davis… [ Continue Reading ]
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Pirates bounce back at Duke
DURHAM — Coming off a series loss at home to South Florida, No. 12 East Carolina found an abundance of offense in a 9-2 win over No. 9 Duke at Jack Coombs Field on Tuesday night. The Pirates had 15 hits with Jake Washer going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Dwanya Williams-Sutton went 3-for-5 with an… [ Continue Reading ]
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Bulls edge ECU, 5-4
GREENVILLE — South Florida topped East Carolina 5-4 on Sunday to win the American Athletic Conference series with the Pirates two games to one. The Bulls took a 2-0 lead in the first inning against ECU starter Trey Benton (4-5) on a two-run double by Chris Chatfield. Brady Lloyd’s two-out double led to a three-run… [ Continue Reading ]
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USF evens series with decisive win
GREENVILLE — South Florida evened its American Athletic Conference series at East Carolina on Saturday with a 13-1 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Peter Strzelecki (6-2) pitched a complete game as the Bulls improved to 22-13 overall and 6-5 in the AAC. Tyler Smith (5-1) was dealt his first loss of the season for the Pirates… [ Continue Reading ]
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Pirates power past USF, 15-2
GREENVILLE — East Carolina collected 17 hits on Friday night and won the opening game of an American Athletic Conference series with South Florida, 15-2, at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Garrett Zech gave the Bulls a 1-0 lead with a home run in the top of the second but the Pirates got the tying run on a… [ Continue Reading ]
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Packard starts ECU on 3-0 win at Elon
Bryant Packard homered to center on the first pitch of the game as No. 7 East Carolina took a 3-0 win at Elon on Wednesday night. Jake Agnos (3-2), Davis Kirkpatrick, Ryan Ross and Alec Burleson (fourth save) combined for a two-hit shutout. Packard went 3-for-5 with two runs. He doubled with two out in… [ Continue Reading ]