WICHITA, KS — Wichita State used a 20-12 closing spree for a 70-62 American Athletic Conference win over visiting East Carolina on Saturday. The Pirates trailed 28-12 with six minutes left in the first half but came back to take their first lead at 39-36 on a 3-pointer by Tristen Newton with 15:01 to go. The hosts went ahead to stay when Craig Porter Jr. scored on a … [Read more...]
Baseball News: Keith LeClair ClassisPirates nip Indiana State, 5-4
GREENVILLE — East Carolina began play in the 19th annual Keith LeClair Classic on Friday with a 5-4 win over Indiana State at Clark LeClair Stadium . With the score tied at 3 in the bottom of the sixth, the Pirates pushed across a pair of runs on bunt singles by Ryder Giles and Zach Agnos. "Our offensive execution was the best this season," said ECU coach Cliff … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates down Duke, 12-2
DURHAM — East Carolina put up a season high run total in a 12-2 win over Duke at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Tuesday. Alec Makarevicz went 3-for-5 with a double, four RBIs and two runs as the Pirates improved to 3-5 going into the start of the Keith LeClair Classic against Indiana State on Friday at 4:30 p.m. The Blue Devils were limited to two hits and committed four … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates shut out UNC, 5-0
GREENVILLE — It is said that the most important factors in real estate are location, location and location. That appeared to be the key in East Carolina's early-season series with North Carolina as well. After a pair of losses in Chapel Hill on Friday and Saturday, ECU was back in familiar territory on Sunday night for a 5-0 victory over the Tar Heels at Clark-LeClair … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsPirates turn back Tulsa
GREENVILLE — Despite a protracted conclusion due to timeouts, video reviews and a scuffle in the final second, East Carolina got 27 points from Tristen Newton in a 64-59 American Athletic Conference win over Tulsa on Saturday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. It took roughly 20 minutes to play the last five seconds of the game but the Pirates were able to improve to … [Read more...]