CLEARWATER, FL -- Memphis hit four home runs to upset East Carolina, 11-1, in seven innings on Tuesday in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament.   The Pirates, the No. 1 seed for the event, move into an elimination game on Wednesday at 3 p.m. against Cincinnati, which fell to Central Florida, 14-10 in the opening game Tuesday as the Knights scored … [Read more...]

TAMPA — East Carolina scored twice in the top of the first inning on Saturday at South Florida but the Bulls answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame and the hosts went on to an 8-2 American Athletic Conference win. USF (24-26, 14-14 AAC) came back for a 2-2 series split after dropping both ends of a doubleheader to the No. 11 Pirates (38-13, 20-8) on … [Read more...]

TAMPA — A day after clinching the American Athletic Conference regular season championship, East Carolina was dealt its first shutout of the season, 7-0, at South Florida on Friday The Pirates (38-12, 20-7 AAC), ranked No. 11 by Division I Baseball, were limited to three hits by Jack Jasiak (5-7) and Orion Kerkering. ECU starter Carson Whisenhunt (5-1) yielded a 3-run … [Read more...]

TAMPA — East Carolina's pursuit of the regular-season championship in the American Athletic Conference was completed on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. That's when the Pirates finished a doubleheader sweep at South Florida. Eight minutes earlier, Cincinnati wrapped up a twinbill triumph against Tulane. The outcomes gave ECU a 2.5-game lead in the AAC standings over the Green Wave, … [Read more...]

CINCINNATI — Landon Ginn earned his first career win and East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin got career victory No. 250 as the Pirates took an American Athletic Conference series at Cincinnati, three games to one, with a 5-2 triumph on Sunday. ECU, ranked No. 11 for the past week by Division I baseball, moved to 36-11 overall and remained first in the AAC at 18-6, a half-game … [Read more...]