GREENVILLE — The virus that has been going through the East Carolina team sidelined scheduled starting pitcher Chris Holba (9-0) on Friday night as Houston took a 5-4 win in the opening game of an American Athletic Conference series at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Sophomore left-hander Jake Agnos made the start and went five-plus innings. He allowed seven hits and four runs (all … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS — East Carolina took both ends of a doubleheader at Memphis on Saturday to sweep the three-game American Athletic Conference series. The No. 11 Pirates took both games by 4-2 margins. A four-run fifth inning provided the win in the first game after the Tigers had taken a 2-0 lead in the first on RBI singles by Alec Trela and Cale Henneman. Bryant Packard single … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS — Sophomore right-hander Chris Holba of East Carolina improved to 9-0 as the Pirates won the opening game of their American Athletic Conference series at Memphis, 5-1, on Friday night. Holba started and went seven and one-third innings. He allowed seven hits and one run (earned) while walking one and striking out four. Davis Kirkpatrick pitched the remainder of … [Read more...]

DURHAM — Coming off a series loss at home to South Florida, No. 12 East Carolina found an abundance of offense in a 9-2 win over No. 9 Duke at Jack Coombs Field on Tuesday night. The Pirates had 15 hits with Jake Washer going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Dwanya Williams-Sutton went 3-for-5 with an RBI. Connor Litton and Alec Burleson each had two hits and drove in a run. The … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — South Florida topped East Carolina 5-4 on Sunday to win the American Athletic Conference series with the Pirates two games to one. The Bulls took a 2-0 lead in the first inning against ECU starter Trey Benton (4-5) on a two-run double by Chris Chatfield. Brady Lloyd's two-out double led to a three-run inning for the Pirates in the third. Spencer Brickhouse … [Read more...]