GREENVILLE — Alec Burleson singled in the eighth inning to bring home Ryder Giles and tie the score at 2, but Gabe Martinez homered in the ninth to lift Air Force to 3-2 win over host East Carolina on Monday. Burleson went 2-for-4 and Giles was 1-for-2 with a double as the No. 9 Pirates were limited to three hits by a pair of Falcons pitchers. Nathan Price (2-0) tossed five … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Monmouth used a five-run seventh inning to erase a 5-1 East Carolina lead and the Hawks went on to take an 8-5 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Sunday. The Pirates took the series, 2-1, by virtue of a doubleheader sweep on Saturday. A bases-loaded double by Ryder Giles gave ECU a 3-0 lead in the second inning on Sunday. The Pirates led 5-1 after solo home … [Read more...]

NEW ORLEANS — East Carolina took its first road win of the season, 85-81, at Tulane on Saturday night as Shawn Williams scored 27 points and Isaac Fleming added 20. Fleming made a 3-pointer with 3:47 to go for a 73-72 lead. That started an 8-0 run that included a dunk from Seth LeDay, a free throw by Williams and a layup by Fleming that pushed the Pirates' advantage to 78-72 … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — The absence of Bryant Packard and Spencer Brickhouse, who are recovering from injuries, was less conspicuous Saturday thanks to Alec Burleson. East Carolina allowed just one run over 18 innings in sweeping a doubleheader from Monmouth. The No. 9 Pirates followed up a 3-1 win in the first game by downing the Hawks 10-0 in the nightcap. Burleson (1-0) went … [Read more...]

BUIES CREEK — East Carolina was dealt a 7-6 defeat at Campbell on Wednesday evening as Luis Gimenez singled to right-center to score Matthew Barefoot with the winning run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Pirates, ranked as high as No. 9, fell to 3-1, never leading in the damp chill at Jim Perry Stadium. ECU pulled within 4-3 on a 3-run homer by Bryson … [Read more...]