MOUNT PLEASANT, SC — The opener of a 3-game series between East Carolina and College of Charleston was suspended Friday due to inclement weather with the Pirates leading 6-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Cougars had runners on first and third with one out when play was halted. The contest is scheduled to resume Saturday at 1 p.m. with the second game of the … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsNo. 21 Monarchs win on walk in 10th
NORFOLK — Old Dominion took a 9-8 win over visiting East Carolina with a bases-loaded walk on a full count pitch with two out in the bottom of the 10th inning on Tuesday. The No. 21 Monarchs (14-1) came back from a 7-3 deficit to lead 8-7 before ECU (9-8) evened the score on an RBI single by Lane Hoover in the sixth. The Pirates took a 2-0 lead in the first on RBI singles … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsECU takes series on Jenkins-Cowart homer
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...]