GREENVILLE — East Carolina took both ends of a doubleheader with William & Mary at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday to complete a sweep of a 3-game series with the Tribe. The Pirates are 12-8 with five straight wins going into a contest with UNC-Wilmington (10-10) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Segra Stadium in Fayetteville. ECU scored 13 runs in the first inning of the … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSPirates can’t catch UAB in AAC quarterfinal
FORT WORTH —East Carolina cut an 18-point deficit in the second half to seven points before third-seeded Alabama-Birmingham pulled away again and took a 94-77 win over the sixth-seeded Pirates in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament at Dickies Arena on Friday night. Senior R.J. Felton scored 31 points for ECU (19-14), which narrowed a 49-31 … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates dominate opener with Tribe
GREENVILLE — Dixon Williams, John Collins and Michael Kalinich hit home runs for East Carolina in a 12-0 win on the run rule in seven innings over William & Mary in the opener of a 3-game series at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday evening. Ethan Norby (2-2) pitched a complete game. The sophomore left-hander scattered five hits with two walks and six strikeouts. The … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSPirates beat UTSA, 70-65, face Blazers next
FORT WORTH — East Carolina outscored Texas-San Antonio, 8-2, in the final minute for a 70-65 win in the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night. The Pirates (19-13) will take on Alabama-Birmingham (20-11) in the quarterfinals Friday night (ESPNU). Tipoff is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. R.J. Felton hit a jumper in the paint to put ECU ahead to stay, at 64-63, … [Read more...]
JUNGLE TALESOn Deck with W&M coach Rob McCoy
Replay this episode of Jungle Tales with host Bubba Rosenbaum. First-year William & Mary coach Rob McCoy, coming off a 16-year stint as head coach at Niagara, joins Rosenbaum to discuss his new program and glance ahead to the Tribe's Friday-Saturday-Sunday series with East Carolina at Clark-LeClair Stadium. https://www.youtube.com/live/GgJ6oVD49Y8?si=kVg3jsz7eFchPhea … [Read more...]