TAMPA, FL — South Florida overcame an early 3-0 deficit to take the opening game in an American Athletic Conference series with visiting East Carolina 8-6 on Friday night. The second meeting in the three-game set is scheduled for tonight at 6:30. Bulls catcher Tyler Dietrich was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and scored two runs as USF improved to 35-10 overall and 10-6 in the … [Read more...]
BaseballPirates take series with Tulane
GREENVILLE — East Carolina won its second straight American Athletic Conference series on Sunday, holding off Tulane, 5-3. Eric Tyler was 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the Pirates. Wesley Phillips was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for ECU (24-21, 4-11 AAC). Tyler and Phillips contributed to a three-run fourth inning that put the hosts ahead to stay. Kody Hoese gave … [Read more...]
BaseballBolka’s blast not enough
GREENVILLE — Luke Bolka hit a two-run homer to left field in the bottom of the ninth to draw East Carolina within a run but Tulane held on for a 5-4 American Athletic Conference win to even the series with the Pirates on Saturday. The deciding matchup of the three-game set is at 3:30 p.m. today. The game was changed from the originally-scheduled time of 11:30 a.m. to … [Read more...]
Audio FeaturePostgame Presser
East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin, third baseman Eric Tyler and first baseman Bryce Harman met with reporters after the Pirates' ninth-inning rally fell short in a 5-4 American Athletic Conference loss to Tulane on Saturday, Apr. 29, 2017, at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, NC. (Recorded by Bonesville Staff) … [Read more...]
BaseballPirates down Tulane, 15-8
GREENVILLE — Travis Watkins hit a grand slam in a six-run fourth inning as East Carolina took a 15-8 American Athletic Conference win over Tulane on Friday night. Bryant Packard and Turner Brown had back-to-back RBI doubles for the Pirates in the bottom of the first, putting ECU ahead to stay at 2-1. The Pirates added four runs with two out in the second. Drew Henrickson … [Read more...]