CONWAY, SC — No. 16 Coastal Carolina walked off with a 10-6 win over East Carolina on Friday night with a 2-strike, 2-out opposite field grand slam by left-handed hitter Rex Watson in the bottom of the 10th inning. The Pirates (7-6-1) will look to even the series against the Chanticleers (8-5) on Saturday at 2 p.m. (ESPN+). ECU trailed, 4-0, through five innings on Friday … [Read more...]
JUNGLE TALESOn Deck with Coastal voice Joe Catenacci
Play this episode of Jungle Tales with host Bubba Rosenbaum. Coastal Carolina play by play announcer Joe "Cats" Catenacci joins Rosenbaum to discuss the Chanticleers' three-game weekend baseball series with visiting East Carolina. The action gets underway Friday at 6:00 p.m. at Springs Brooks Stadium in Conway, SC, with additional matchups set for Saturday and … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSTulsa shoots lights out in downing ECU
GREENVILLE — East Carolina's last home game turned into a Tulsa shooting clinic as the Golden Hurricane took a 93-66 American Conference win on Thursday night. Tulsa made 19 of 29 field goal attempts in the first half (65.5 percent), including seven of 13 from long distance (53.8 percent). The Golden Hurricane made all eight of its free throws in the first 20 minutes in … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSECU deals UNC-Wilmington 5-3 defeat
WILMINGTON — East Carolina scored first and never trailed in a 5-3 win at UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday night. The Pirates improved to 7-5-1 going into a weekend series at No. 16 Coastal Carolina while the Seahawks slipped to 7-6. ECU scored twice in the top of the third after Walker Barron led off with a single to right field. Barron went to third on a single by Braden … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSBig week nets dual honors for Riley
GREENVILLE — East Carolina senior guard Jordan Riley earned dual Player of the Week accolades Monday, capturing his second American Athletic Conference honor of the season and the Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week recognition. The awards follow a dominant week in which Riley propelled the Pirates to victories over Texas-San Antonio and Memphis. He averaged 29 … [Read more...]