CINCINNATI — East Carolina's struggles in the American Athletic Conference continued Friday night with an 8-2 loss in the series opener at Cincinnati. The Pirates fell to 20-19 overall and 0-10 in the league, avoiding a shutout with a pair of runs in the ninth. Treg Haberkorn was 2-for-3 for the Bearcats (20-18, 5-5 AAC) with a triple and three RBIs. Manny Rodriguez … [Read more...]
BaseballHarman, Bolka power Pirates
WILMINGTON — Bryce Harman, Luke Bolka and Dwanya Williams-Sutton provided the power as East Carolina won 9-5 at UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday night. After his RBI single tied the score at 1 in the second inning, Harman had a two-run homer in the fourth that put the Pirates (20-18) ahead to stay. Bolka had a three-run homer in a four-run fifth. The run support made a winner … [Read more...]
BaseballUCF completes sweep
GREENVILLE — East Carolina senior left-hander Evan Kruczynski returned from a fractured leg sustained March 3 and pitched effectively for five innings but Central Florida completed an American Athletic Conference sweep with a 7-0 win Saturday. Kruczynski (0-2) threw 65 pitches. He allowed three hits and one run, which was earned, while striking out two without a walk. The … [Read more...]
BaseballUCF wins with huge 8th
GREENVILLE — Central Florida trailed 2-0 going to the eighth inning of Friday night's American Athletic Conference game at East Carolina but the Knights erupted for nine runs in the frame en route to a 9-4 win. Freshman right-hander Trey Benton held UCF scoreless through seven innings but was pulled with one away in the top of the eighth when he hit Kam Gellinger with a … [Read more...]
Audio FeaturePostgame Comments
East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin and players Eric Tyler and Trey Benton spoke with reporters after the Pirates' 9-4 loss to Central Florida on Friday night, Apr. 14, 2017, at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, NC. (Recorded by Bonesville Staff) … [Read more...]