STORRS, CT — Kirk Morgan pitched eight innings and Matt Bridges finished East Carolina's 3-0 win over host Connecticut on Saturday at J.O. Christian Field. The Pirates (29-27, 7-17 AAC) avoided a six-game season sweep by the Huskies (31-23, 14-10) and assured a non-losing season going into the double-elimination league tournament, which starts Tuesday in Clearwater, … [Read more...]

STORRS, CT — Host Connecticut topped East Carolina 6-4 on Friday to win the American Athletic Conference series. The Huskies (31-22, 14-9 AAC) led 6-1 when the Pirates loaded the bases with none out in the top of the eighth. Dwanya Williams-Sutton was hit by a pitch to get the ECU uprising underway. Charlie Yorgen singled to put runners at first and third. That finished the … [Read more...]

HARTFORD, CT — Sophomore left-hander Tim Cate of Connecticut pitched a complete game shutout against East Carolina as the Huskies topped the Pirates 6-0 on Thursday night at Dunkin' Donuts Park. UConn improved to 30-22 overall and 13-9 in the American Athletic Conference as Cate (4-3) allowed five hits and struck out eight. ECU (28-26, 6-16) was shut out for the first … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina took a 14-6 Senior Night win over Campbell on Tuesday as Pirate seniors combined for four home runs. A three-run blast by Luke Bolka put ECU ahead to stay at 7-5 in the fifth inning. Travis Watkins had a two-run homer as the Pirates took a 2-0 lead in the first. Watkins had a solo homer in the fourth that tied the score at 3 after the Camels … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Turner Brown delivered a bases-loaded, walk-off single in the 11th inning Sunday afternoon as East Carolina edged visiting Memphis 3-2 to take the deciding game in the American Athletic Conference series. The Tigers (27-25, 7-14 AAC) tied the score at 2 with a run in the top of the ninth on a single by Tyler Webb that brought in Kyle O'Keefe. West Covington … [Read more...]