SAN ANTONIO — East Carolina overcame a 5-0 deficit to lead Texas-San Antonio, 7-5, before the Roadrunners took the deciding game in the American Conference series with an 8-7 walk-off win in the 10th inning on Sunday. The Pirates got five runs in the seventh inning to tie the score at 5, then added single runs in the eighth and ninth for a 7-5 advantage. UTSA tied the … [Read more...]

SAN ANTONIO — Texas-San Antonio started fast in a 6-1 win over East Carolina on Saturday to even the American Conference series at 1-1. The deciding game is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p. m. The Roadrunners (19-8, 3-2 American) scored five runs in the bottom of the first and stayed in control. The Pirates started Ryan Towers on the mound with Gavin Van Kempen, who had … [Read more...]

SAN ANTONIO — Ethan Norby and Joe Webb combined for a shutout as East Carolina took a 3-0 American Conference series-opening win at Texas-San Antonio on Friday night. Norby (3-1) started and went seven innings. The left-handed junior yielded one hit and three walks while striking out 12. Webb pitched the last two innings for his first save. He allowed one hit while … [Read more...]

DURHAM — Duke's Kaden Smith hit a 3-run homer to left off Charlie Hoagland (0-1) in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Blue Devils a 9-8 win over East Carolina on Tuesday. A 2-run homer by Grady Lanahan had given the Pirates (15-10-1) an 8-4 lead in the seventh. "We didn't do enough offensively and we didn't throw enough strikes," said ECU coach Cliff Godwin on … [Read more...]