TAMPA — Trailing 5-2 after seven innings, No. 15 East Carolina used a 4-run eighth inning for a 6-5 American Athletic Conference series win at South Florida on Friday night. The Pirates improved to 40-15 overall and 17-6 in the AAC to maintain a half-game lead over Houston (32-21, 16-6) for first place in the league standings. The Cougars outlasted Cincinnati 8-7 in 10 … [Read more...]

TAMPA — A 2-run double by Carter Cunningham capped the scoring for East Carolina in a 4-run eighth inning as the Pirates took control for an 8-3 American Athletic Conference win at South Florida on Thursday night. The Pirates (39-15, 16-6) moved a half-game ahead of Houston (31-20, 15-6) in the AAC standings with the Cougars losing, 12-7, to visiting Cincinnati on Thursday … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — No. 15 East Carolina overcame deficits of four and five runs against No. 14 Campbell on Tuesday night before a crowd of 4,663 at Clark-LeClair Stadium, but the Camels stranded two ECU runners in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth for a 14-13 win. Campbell (40-11) has taken three 1-run wins over the Pirates (38-15) this season. "Our guys battled," … [Read more...]

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...]