GREENVILLE — Solo home runs by Turner Brown in the seventh and Spencer Brickhouse in the eighth sent East Carolina to a 6-5 American Athletic Conference win over Central Florida on Sunday. The 14th-ranked Pirates took all three games with UCF in their opening AAC series at Clark-LeClair Stadium and improved to 18-6 overall. The Knights (15-9, 0-3 AAC) got home runs from … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina spotted Central Florida three runs in the first inning but came back for a 7-4 win to take the series and create the possibility of a sweep on Sunday. The 14th-ranked Pirates improved to 17-6 overall and 2-0 in the American Athletic Conference as Spencer Brickhouse's 3-run homer down the right field line in the fifth gave ECU a 5-3 lead. Ryder … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored 10 runs in the first three innings and held off Central Florida for a 13-8 win in the American Athletic Conference opener for both clubs at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. The 14th-ranked Pirates, who improved to 16-6, were paced offensively by Spencer Brickhouse, who was 3-for-5 with four RBIs. Alec Burleson (2-0) picked up the … [Read more...]

COLLEGE PARK, MD — Jake Kuchmaner pitched the first perfect game in program history as No. 14 East Carolina completed a three-game sweep at Maryland with a 3-0 win on Sunday. Kuchmaner (2-0) struck out eight. The sophomore left-hander from Waxhaw had a no-hitter for eight and two-thirds innings in his last start, a 3-2 win at Ole Miss on March 6. Kuchmaner allowed one … [Read more...]

COLLEGE PARK, MD — East Carolina pitchers Tyler Smith and Alec Burleson were effective in a 2-1 win at Maryland on Saturday, assuring the Pirates a win in the nonconference series. ECU (14-6), ranked as high as No. 14, goes for a sweep of the Terps (10-7) on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Pirates scored all the runs needed with a 2-run second. Burleson led off with a hit and Turner … [Read more...]