GREENVILLE — East Carolina won a battle between nationally-ranked teams, 5-2, over College of Charleston on Wednesday afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates (9-3) are ranked No. 19 by D1Baseball.com this week. The Cougars (10-3), coming off a weekend sweep at home against Georgia, were No. 24 in the same poll. College of Charleston had a seven-game winning … [Read more...]
BaseballECU game canceled
GREENVILLE — A Tuesday night baseball game between College of Charleston (10-2) and East Carolina (8-3) was canceled due to rain and will not be made up. The teams meet at Clark-LeClair Stadium at 3 p.m. Wednesday and the forecast looks favorable. VIEW ECU'S 2018 BASEBALL SCHEDULE & SCORES … [Read more...]
BaseballECU benefactor Walter Williams passes at 88
Walter Williams wanted East Carolina to be successful in athletics sooner rather than later and he was more than willing to put forth his financial support to see it happen. "I don't know how many more five-year plans I have left," said the amicable 1951 East Carolina graduate, then in his 70s, who shared millions of dollars generated by the Trade Oil Company and Trade Marts … [Read more...]
BaseballPirates snap losing streak with 9-0 win
GREENVILLE — Chris Holba (3-0) struck out eight in seven innings as East Carolina snapped a two-game losing streak in the Keith LeClair Classic with a 9-0 win over St. Joseph's on Sunday. Cam Colmore completed the shutout as the Pirates, who started the week ranked as high as 18th nationally, improved to 8-3. No. 28 Missouri State (6-3) topped Pepperdine 8-7 in Sunday's … [Read more...]
BasketballPirates fall to Memphis
MEMPHIS — Hitting 34 of 64 field goal attempts on Sunday for 53.1 percent, Memphis evened the season series against East Carolina with a 90-70 American Athletic Conference win at the FedExForum. The Pirates topped the Tigers 88-85 in overtime in Greenville on Feb. 3. ECU led 25-23 Sunday after a 3-pointer by Isaac Fleming with 8:18 left in the first half, but Memphis went … [Read more...]