NEW ORLEANS — Tulane scored the deciding run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a hit batter with the bases loaded Friday night for a 6-5 American Athletic Conference win over No. 6 East Carolina After a 10-game winning streak, the Pirates (37-11, 16-6 AAC) have dropped three straight. ECU looks to get back on track in a matchup with the Green Wave (27-23, 11-11 AAC) on … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSDuke ends futility at ECU
GREENVILLE — Duke's lengthy string of losses on the road to East Carolina came to an end Tuesday night as the No. 9 Blue Devils hit three home runs in a 5-2 win over No. 6 ECU at Clark-LeClair Stadium.. Duke's last win in Greenville was in 1996. when the Pirates played home games at Harrington Field. The Blue Devils (33-14) never trailed after Ben Miller's solo home run … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSBulls avoid sweep, stop ECU streak
GREENVILLE — South Florida got a game-ending double play in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 5-4 win and a split of an American Athletic Conference doubleheader at No. 5 East Carolina on Sunday. The Pirates won the 9-inning first game, 8-5. The teams played two games Sunday because of illness within the Bulls program that caused Saturday's game to be … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates down Bulls in short order
GREENVILLE — East Carolina used a familiar Friday night formula — Trey Yesavage on the mound — to down South Florida, 11-1, in seven innings at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The No. 5 Pirates improved to 36-8 overall and 15-4 in the American Athletic Conference as Yesavage pitched a complete game with 11 strikeouts. Yescavage's efficiency contributed to the brevity of a contest … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSEighth straight yields sweep
MEMPHIS — East Carolina won its eighth straight game and completed an American Athletic Conference sweep at Memphis on Sunday with an 8-3 victory. The No. 7 Pirates (35-8. 14-4 AAC) remained two games ahead of Texas San Antonio (25-18, 12-6 AAC) for first place in the league standings with the Roadrunners' 4-2 win at Rice on Sunday. Home runs by Dixon Williams, Carter … [Read more...]