GREENVILLE — Cincinnati closed a 12-0 run with a 3-pointer by Jeremiah Davenport to lead 67-53 with seven minutes left at East Carolina on Sunday and the Bearcats went on to an 82-69 American Athletic Conference win. ECU (8-10, 2-10 AAC) will be the No. 11 seed for the AAC Tournament in Fort Worth and will face sixth-seeded Central Florida (10-11, 8-10) on Thursday at 7 … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates clinch LeClair title
GREENVILLE — East Carolina trailed Appalachian State, 2-0, on Saturday before back-to-back solo home runs by Ben Newton and Connor Norby started a 3-run fifth inning for the Pirates, who went on to take the Keith LeClair Classic with a 5-2 win. The event that honors the late ECU coach started in 2004. The Pirates claimed the title outright for the 10th time. Normally, ECU … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates open LeClair Classic with rout
GREENVILLE — Catcher Seth Caddell and reliever Nick Logusch provided highlights as East Carolina won the opening game of the 2021 Keith LeClair Classic, 13-2, over Appalachian State on Friday. Caddell had a 2-run homer in the fifth inning and finished with three RBIs. Logusch struck out all six batters he faced in the seventh and eighth innings. ECU improved to 7-2 going … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsUCF holds off Pirates
GREENVILLE — Coming off a 24-day layoff, East Carolina regrouped from an early deficit to put forth a competitive effort before falling to Central Florida, 64-60, on Thursday night. The Knights led 24-11 midway the first half before the Pirates closed within two points twice in the second half, the last time at 59-57 on a dunk by Tremont Robinson-White off a UCF … [Read more...]
Presser: ECU-UCF Audio Segment #1Joe Dooley Postgame
East Carolina basketball coach Joe Dooley spoke with reporters via zoom on Thursday night, Mar. 4, 2021, after the Pirates were defeated by Central Florida 64-60 at Williams Arena/Minges Coliseum. Click media player below (AUDIO ONLY). … [Read more...]