GREENVILLE — East Carolina topped Charlotte, 5-1, on Saturday at Clark LeClair Stadium before a crowd of 5,998 to win the American Athletic Conference series. The No. 9 Pirates (27-7, 8-3 AAC) go for a sweep of the 49ers (15-20, 4-7) on Sunday at 1 p.m. ECU moved into a tie with Texas-San Antonio for first in the league standings with the Roadrunners' loss to Memphis. … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates toss second no-hitter in four days
GREENVILLE — No. 9 East Carolina dominated Charlotte on Friday night with a no-hitter for an 11-0 American Athletic Conference win in seven innings at Clark-LeClair Stadium. It was the second no-hitter this week for the Pirates (26-7, 7-3 AAC). ECU did not allow a hit in a 12-0 triumph over visiting Elon on Tuesday night. Trey Yesavage (7-1) was untouchable for six … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates get even with Monarchs
GREENVILLE — No. 9 East Carolina pulled away from Old Dominion for a 7-5 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Wednesday night. The Monarchs had topped the Pirates in Norfolk, 6-5, with a walk-off home run by Steven Meier on Feb. 27. In the second meeting of the season, ECU (25-7) took a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning on an RBI double by Ryan McCrystal with a crowd of 4,148 on … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSNo runs, no hits for Phoenix
GREENVILLE — Jaden Winter, Chris Kahler and Parker Thomas combined for a no hitter over seven innings as No. 9 East Carolina overwhelmed Elon, 12-0, in a nonconference contest at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Tuesday night. Winter (2-1) started and went four innings for the Pirates (24-7). Winter walked three and struck out five. Kahler tossed two innings. walking one and … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates take series
BOCA RATON, FL — East Carolina scored five runs in the fifth inning and withstood a Florida Atlantic comeback for an 8-6 American Athletic Conference series-clinching win on Sunday. The outcome gave No. 12 ECU (23-7, 6-3 AAC) the series triumph, two games to one. The Pirates trailed 3-0 in the third inning before a single by Bristol Carter and an error by the Owls allowed … [Read more...]