GREENVILLE — Jacob Jenkins-Cowart led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a home run down the right-field line to lift East Carolina to a 4-3 win over Saint Mary's of California in the deciding contest of a 3-game series on Sunday evening at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Gaels held off the Pirates for a 6-5 win in the first game on Sunday. ECU scored three times in the … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsDooley gets the boot
East Carolina's long-suffering journey along the bumpy roads of NCAA Division I basketball reached another crossroads late Friday as head coach Joe Dooley was relieved of his duties for the second time in 23 years. ECU athletic director Jon Gilbert announced Dooley's departure from the program in a press release that was issued minutes after WNCT-TV sportscaster Brian Bailey … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsECU deals Gaels 7-2 setback
GREENVILLE — A 4-run third inning was more than enough support for East Carolina pitchers Jake Kuchmaner and Garrett Saylor on Friday in a 7-2 win over Saint Mary's of California at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates went ahead to stay on a solo homer to left by Ryder Giles that provided a 1-0 lead in the third. Lane Hoover's RBI single brought in Bryson Worrell for a 2-0 … [Read more...]
Basketball News: AAC TournamentPirates fall to Cincinnati
FORT WORTH, TX — Tristen Newton's 3-pointer with 3:44 left to play gave Eat Carolina a 63-62 lead, but the Pirates didn't score again in a 74-63 loss to Cincinnati on Thursday in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena. Pirates coach Joe Dooley voiced his frustration after ECU finished 15-15 for its first non-losing season since the … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates hold off Radford
RADFORD, VA — Host Radford brought the potential tying run to the plate with two out in the bottom of the ninth before left-hander C.J. Mayhue recorded a game-ending groundout to preserve a 7-5 win for East Carolina on Wednesday. ECU (7-6) took a 5-2 lead into the final inning. The Pirates expanded the margin to 7-2 as Lane Hoover had an RBI double and later scored on a wild … [Read more...]