CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Virginia took a 2-1 win over East Carolina on Saturday night in the winners bracket of NCAA Tournament regional play as right-hander Nick Parker shut down the Pirates again. Parker pitched eight shutout innings for Coastal Carolina with 10 strikeouts against ECU in the 2022 Greenville regional as the Chanticleers took a 9-1 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium … [Read more...]
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ECU tells Sooners, ‘later’
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — East Carolina revved up its offensive assembly line on Friday night for a 14-5 win over Oklahoma to open regional play in the NCAA Tournament. The No. 15 Pirates (46-17) advance to take on host Virginia (46-12) in a winners bracket matchup on Saturday at 6 p.m. The 11th-ranked Cavaliers marched past Army, 15-1, in the first game at Disharoon Park on … [Read more...]
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Pirates headed to UVa
Members of East Carolina's baseball program watched the announcement of the NCAA Tournament bracket on Monday from TowneBank Tower at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and learned they will be the No. 2 seed in the Charlottesville regional. The Pirates (45-17) made the NCAA field for the 33rd time and are scheduled to face third-seeded Oklahoma (31-26) on Friday at 7 p.m. in the first … [Read more...]
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Tulane tops Pirates in American final
CLEARWATER, FL — Tulane became the lowest seed to win the American Athletic Conference tournament with an 8-6 victory over No. 15 East Carolina, the top seed, at BayCare Ballpark on Sunday. The Green Wave (19-40), the No. 7 seed for the league event, used a 3-run fifth inning to take the lead for keeps. Down 8-6 going to the bottom of the ninth, the Pirates (45-17) … [Read more...]
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Saturday sweep puts ECU in Sunday AAC final
CLEARWATER, FL — Jacob Starling's grand slam started top seed East Carolina on a surge that produced a 14-7 win over No. 8 seed South Florida to complete a 2-game sweep of the Bulls at BayCare Ballpark on Saturday, putting the Pirates in the championship game of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The Pirates downed the Bulls, 3-1, on Saturday morning to set up a … [Read more...]