HOUSTON — East Carolina remained winless in the American Athletic Conference with a 17-3 loss at Houston on Friday night. The Pirates scored twice in the top of the second to lead 2-0 after a leadoff double by T.J. Riles. A fly to left by Luke Bolka allowed Riles to move to third before Bryant Packard walked. Bryce Harman doubled down the left field line to score Riles and … [Read more...]

CHAPEL HILL — Ashton McGee of North Carolina singled with two out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th to score Adam Pate and give the Tar Heels a 3-2 win over East Carolina on Tuesday night. Joe Ingle (3-3) came in for Tyler Smith in the last frame and hit Zack Gahagan with a pitch. Pate subbed in as a pinch runner. Michael Busch had a sacrifice bunt that moved … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Few would have thought before the weekend that between the Connecticut women's basketball team and the Huskies' baseball program that the UConn diamond crew would be the ones moving forward with a winning streak. A 5-1 victory at East Carolina on Sunday completed a three-game American Athletic Conference sweep and accounted for the Huskies' fifth straight … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Connecticut topped East Carolina 3-2 for the second straight game, taking the American Athletic Conference series with a 10-inning win on Saturday. The Pirates (18-10, 0-2 AAC) try to avoid a sweep today in a noon matchup with the Huskies (15-9, 2-0). UConn got a one-out single from Anthony Prato in the 10th inning. A wild pitch from Joe Ingle (3-2) allowed … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Connecticut pitchers recorded 19 strikeouts in topping East Carolina 3-2 in the American Athletic Conference opener for both clubs on Friday night. The Huskies (14-9) scored once in the sixth and twice in the eighth. The Pirates (18-9) answered with a run in the sixth and scored once in the eighth. Left-hander Tim Cate (2-1) pitched seven and one-third inning … [Read more...]