GREENVILLE — East Carolina got two home runs and four RBIs from Alec Makarewicz in an 11-7 win over visiting Memphis on Sunday to complete a 3-game American Athletic Conference sweep. The No. 14 Pirates (38-14, 15-6 AAC) remained a half-game behind first place Houston (31-20, 15-5) in the league standings. ECU led 11-1 after six innings and withstood a late surge by the … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — A pitching duel transformed into a slugfest for No. 14 East Carolina in a 10-3 American Athletic Conference series-clinching win over Memphis on Senior Day at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates (37-14, 14-6 AAC) seek a sweep in the series finale on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Outfielder Lane Hoover as well as pitchers Carter Spivey and Garrett Saylor … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — A 3-run homer by Justin Wilcoxen capped the scoring in a 6-run first inning for No. 14 East Carolina and led to a 10-4 American Athletic Conference win over Memphis at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. The Pirates improved to 36-14 overall and 13-6 in league play going into the second game of the series with the Tigers (26-23, 8-11) on Saturday at 4 … [Read more...]

NORFOLK — No. 14 East Carolina scored three runs in the 13th inning for a 4-1 nonconference baseball win at Old Dominion on Wednesday. The Pirates (35-14) started the decisive frame with a single to right field by Carter Cunningham. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Luke Nowak. Nathan Chrismon had an infield single with two out. Cunningham scored the go-ahead run … [Read more...]

CINCINNATI — No. 14 East Carolina scored a tying run in the eighth inning and the winning run in the 10th inning to complete an American Athletic Conference sweep at Cincinnati with a 6-5 triumph in 10 innings on Sunday. The Pirates (34-14, 12-6 AAC) are a half-game behind Houston (28-19, 12-5) in the league standings going into a nonconference contest at Old Dominion on … [Read more...]