GREENVILLE — East Carolina took two wins Saturday to sweep its American Athletic Conference series with Connecticut at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The No. 12 Pirates prevailed 5-2 in seven innings in the first game Saturday and won 9-7 in nine innings in the second game. ECU improved to 29-10 overall and 11-1 in the AAC. Trey… [ More… ]
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Pirates take 5-1 win to open UConn series
GREENVILLE — East Carolina opened its American Athletic Conference series against No. 18 Connecticut with a 5-1 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Thursday night. The 12th-ranked Pirates got 14 strikeouts from junior left-hander Jake Agnos (5-2) in eight and two-thirds innings. Evan Voliva came on to get the final out on a foul pop that… [ More… ]
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Pirates down Elon, 9-4
ELON — East Carolina took charge early in a 9-4 win at Elon on Tuesday night. The 12th-ranked Pirates (26-10) scored five runs in the first inning and never trailed. Bryant Packard, Spencer Brickhouse and Jake Washer hit home runs for ECU. Brickhouse hit a 3-run homer to right center in the top of the… [ More… ]
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Bonesville team bags Pigskin Pigout trophy
Purple Division winner Paul Gainey of The Bonesville Pig Cooking Crew and Gold Division winner Mark Copeland of the Pocosin Boys were among the trophy recipients in the 36th Annual Pigskin Pigout pig cooking contest. Below this list of the top finishers in the Purple (amateur), Gold (professional) and Showmanship divisions of the competition is… [ More… ]
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Bruins take twin bill, sweep ECU
LOS ANGELES — Top-ranked UCLA took both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday to complete a 3-game sweep of East Carolina. The Bruins (27-6) won Saturday’s first game 8-5 and took the second game, 3-0, as No. 8 ECU slipped to 25-10. UCLA won Friday’s first game, 7-5, on a 2-run double by Michael Toglia… [ More… ]
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Bruins rally to top ECU
LOS ANGELES — Top-ranked UCLA rallied from a 5-2 deficit on Friday night to top No. 8 East Carolina 7-5 in the opener of a 3-game series. The Bruins (25-6) got home runs from Noah Cardenas and Michael Toglia. A 3-run homer by Toglias tied the score at 5 in the sixth. Toglia had a… [ More… ]
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No. 8 Pirates win at UNCW
WILMINGTON — East Carolina tuned up for a trip to the West Coast with a 9-1 win on the East Coast on Tuesday night at UNC Wilmington. Six Pirate pitchers scattered six hits and totaled 14 strikeouts as No. 8 ECU improved to 25-7 going into a 3-game series that starts Friday at 9 p.m.… [ More… ]