Paul Burgett of Dunn Area Sports captured this collection of photographs during No. 1 seed ECU's loss to fourth seed Quinnipiac in an opening round game of the NCAA Regional at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville on Saturday, June 1, 2019. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.) … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSWeather impacts Greenville regional
The schedule for the NCAA baseball regional at East Carolina was changed due to weather issues on Friday. The opening game between third-seeded Campbell and second-seeded N.C. State was not completed. That contest was scheduled to resume at noon on Saturday with the Camels leading, 5-4, going to the bottom of the ninth inning. Top-seed ECU had its opening game with … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSECU ousted in AAC Tournament
CLEARWATER, FL — East Carolina was eliminated from the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday with a 12-5 loss to Wichita State at Spectrum Stadium. The No. 7 Pirates (43-15) are expected to host a regional in the NCAA Tournament. The Shockers (28-30) topped ECU for the second time in the AAC Tournament, taking a 5-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates pound Houston
CLEARWATER, FL — East Carolina bounced back from an opening loss in the American Athletic Conference Tournament to defeat Houston 13-2 in an elimination game at Spectrum Stadium on Wednesday. The No. 7 Pirates (43-14) began to take control in the top of the third inning with back-to-back home runs by Alec Burleson and Jake Washer that provided a 4-1 lead. Bryant Packard was … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSShockers turn back ECU
CLEARWATER, FL — East Carolina, the top seed in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, was dealt a 6-2 loss to eighth-seeded Wichita State in ECU's opening game of the event on Tuesday afternoon. The Pirates had the bases loaded with two out after a solo home run by Jake Washer in the bottom of the ninth before a ground out ended the comeback bid. ECU (42-14), … [Read more...]