NORFOLK — East Carolina scored five runs in the eighth inning and withstood a five-run ninth by host Old Dominion for a 10-7 nonconference win on Wednesday night. The 11-ranked Pirates improved to 31-10 while the Monarchs slipped to 24-16. ECU went ahead to stay on an RBI double by Dusty Baker in the third inning and subsequently added a run in the frame on an ODU … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored four runs in the eighth inning to down UNC-Wilmingto 8-5 at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Tuesday night. The 11th-ranked Pirates improved to 30-10 while UNCW fell to 20-22. The Seahawks scored twice in the top of the eighth to lead 5-4. A single by Chandler Jenkins got ECU started in the bottom of the eighth and Lane Hoover walked with one … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina took two wins Saturday to sweep its American Athletic Conference series with Connecticut at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The No. 12 Pirates prevailed 5-2 in seven innings in the first game Saturday and won 9-7 in nine innings in the second game. ECU improved to 29-10 overall and 11-1 in the AAC. Trey Benton (4-0) got the win in relief of Jake … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina opened its American Athletic Conference series against No. 18 Connecticut with a 5-1 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Thursday night. The 12th-ranked Pirates got 14 strikeouts from junior left-hander Jake Agnos (5-2) in eight and two-thirds innings. Evan Voliva came on to get the final out on a foul pop that first baseman Alec Burleson tracked down … [Read more...]

ELON — East Carolina took charge early in a 9-4 win at Elon on Tuesday night. The 12th-ranked Pirates (26-10) scored five runs in the first inning and never trailed. Bryant Packard, Spencer Brickhouse and Jake Washer hit home runs for ECU. Brickhouse hit a 3-run homer to right center in the top of the first and Washer added a solo shot to left center later in the opening … [Read more...]