GREENVILLE — Jack Sinclair came into Sunday's game at East Carolina with a 1-4 record this season, but he delivered seven solid innings in a 6-1 Central Florida win as the Knights earned a 2-2 split in the American Athletic Conference series. The junior right-hander limited No. 9 ECU (28-7, 10-2 AAC) to four hits and one run (earned) while walking two and striking out … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Cliff Godwin watched the end of an 11-8 win over Central Florida on a computer on Saturday and he liked what he saw. "That was a really gutsy win by our players," said the Pirates coach, who was ejected in the seventh inning for arguing a ball call. ECU surged twice offensively after dropping the second game of a doubleheader to the Knights on Friday. The … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Central Florida earned a split with No. 9 East Carolina in an American Athletic Conference doubleheader with a 10-5 win in the second game on Friday after the Pirates prevailed, 4-2, in the opener. The victory by the Knights stopped ECU's home winning streak at 19 games and halted a string of 10 straight wins by the Pirates. ECU took its first AAC loss after … [Read more...]

For the second time this season the coronavirus pandemic has impacted East Carolina's baseball schedule. The 8th-ranked Pirates' four-game road series with fellow American Athletic Conference member Houston that was to begin with a doubleheader today (April 16) has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Cougars' program. The development was announced Thursday … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored six runs in the eighth inning for a 7-1 win over Memphis at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Sunday. The Pirates swept the four-game series with the Tigers to improve to 26-5 overall and 8-0 in the American Athletic Conference. ECU, ranked No. 9 in last week's Division I baseball poll, has won nine straight. Connor Norby and Thomas Francisco each … [Read more...]