GREENVILLE — Home runs by Alec Makarewicz and Connor Norby accounted for East Carolina's scoring in a 3-1 win over Charlotte on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Carson Whisenhunt (3-0) pitched seven scoreless innings and C.J. Mayhue picked up his third save as No. 14 ECU improved to 12-2. Makarewicz homered to right field in the sixth to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead and … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates top Charlotte
GREENVILLE — Jake Kuchmaner and Gavin Williams turned in solid pitching performances as No. 14 East Carolina opened a 3-game series with a 7-4 win over Charlotte on Friday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The duo combined for 15 strikeouts without a walk and the Pirates (11-2) went ahead to stay when an RBI single by Ben Newton produced a 3-2 lead in the fourth. Newton … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsUCF tops Pirates in AAC Tournament
FORT WORTH, TX — A 72-62 loss to Central Florida on Thursday night ended the 2020-21 season for East Carolina in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena. The Pirates (8-11) led 2-0 on a basket by Ludgy Debaut before the Knights (11-11) scored 10 unanswered points and stayed in front the rest of the way. First team all-conference … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsNorby powers Pirates past Blue Devils
DURHAM — Connor Norby hit a 3-run homer in the sixth inning to break a tie score at 5 and East Carolina went on to an 11-5 win over Duke at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Tuesday. The Pirates, who moved from No. 17 to No. 14 in this week's Division I Baseball rankings, improved to 10-2 with their second win this season over the Blue Devils (6-6), who lost, 6-1, in Greenville … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates post LeClair sweep with 10-2 win
GREENVILLE — East Carolina took control early and swept Appalachian State in the Keith LeClair Classic with a 10-2 win on Sunday. Thomas Francisco singled up the middle to score Connor Norby for a 1-0 ECU lead in the bottom of the first and the Pirates, ranked No. 17 by Division I baseball, led the rest of the way. Norby's infield single in the second brought in Josh … [Read more...]