GREENVILLE — Cliff Godwin won his 318th game at East Carolina on Friday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium to move ahead of his predecessor, Billy Godwin, for second place on the coaching career victories list at ECU as the Pirates topped Missouri State, 3-0. Gary Overton holds the record with 427 wins from 1985 to 1997. Trey Yesavage (3-0) provided a quality start as the … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates nip Tribe, 6-5
GREENVILLE — East Carolina overcame a 3-0 deficit with three runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth for a 6-5 win over William & Mary on Wednesday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The tenth-ranked Pirates improved to 13-4 with their seventh win in eight games while the Tribe slipped to 9-9. Cole Ragone drove in the last two of the visitors' three runs in the … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsSeahawks top No. 10 ECU
WILMINGTON — Tenth-ranked East Carolina left the bases loaded in the first, second and eighth innings in an 8-5 loss at UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday night. The Pirates (12-4) stranded a total of 15 runners as the Seahawks (10-7) stopped a 6-game ECU winning streak. UNCW used sacrifice bunts by Kevin Pitarra and Taber Mongero in scoring three runs for a 3-1 lead in the second … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsECU takes doubleheader for series sweep
GREENVILLE — East Carolina won a doubleheader Saturday to sweep a 3-game series with Liberty. The No. 12 Pirates followed up on a 10-2 victory in the first game with a 13-1 triumph in the nightcap. The series schedule was revised due to the forecast of unsuitable weather for a third game on Sunday. ECU (12-3) has won six straight. "I thought we played like ourselves … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates walk past Liberty
GREENVILLE — East Carolina took advantage of 12 walks from Liberty pitchers on Friday in a 7-2 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates, ranked No. 12 nationally by D1Baseball, improved to 10-3 with their fourth straight win, pulling away from the Flames (7-6) after five innings produced a tie at 2. Three runs in the sixth proved sufficient to decide the opener of a … [Read more...]
