MEMPHIS, TN — Wichita State turned back East Carolina 73-57 in the opening round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night at the FedEx Forum. The Shockers, who have won 10 of their last 12 to improve to 18-13, got 15 points from Markis McDuffie, who made 11 of 12 free throws. Freshman Jayden Gardner led the Pirates (10-21) with 16 points and six … [Read more...]

DURHAM — Duke scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning and the No. 24 Blue Devils went on to a 7-2 win over No. 14 East Carolina at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Tuesday. A 2-run double by R,J. Schreck completed the scoring for the Blue Devils (12-5) in the opening frame. The Pirates (12-6) scored lone runs in the third and fifth innings In the third, Turner … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina completed a three-game sweep of visiting Marist on Sunday with a 10-5 win as a four-run third inning put the Pirates ahead to stay. Ryder Giles had a single to center in the decisive frame that brought in Turner Brown for a 5-4 Pirates lead. Brady Lloyd drove in two runs with a single to right. A ground-rule double by Spencer Brickhouse scored … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Connecticut got 20 points and 10 rebounds from Josh Carlton in an 82-73 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Sunday. Carlton, a sophomore, played at nearby South Central before finishing his high school career at DeMatha in Washington, D.C. The Pirates were within 64-62 on a layup by Jayden Gardner with 5:36 to go but the Huskies responded … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Christian Smallwood doubled off the left field fence to score Turner Brown from second and lift East Carolina to a 4-3 walk-off win over Marist in the 12th inning at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The 14th-ranked Pirates improved to 11-5 and will seek to sweep the three-game series with the Red Wolves (4-7) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Marist took a 1-0 lead in … [Read more...]