GREENVILLE — East Carolina built an early lead and Pirate pitchers protected the advantage as ECU downed Old Dominion, 8-2, at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Wednesday for Coach Cliff Godwin's 400th career win. "I didn't play in any of those games," Godwin said of the milestone. "I've had a lot of great players, had a lot of great coaches. Jeff Palumbo (associate head … [Read more...]
JUNGLE TALESOn Deck with ODU coach Chris Finwood
Replay this episode of Jungle Tales with host Bubba Rosenbaum interviewing Old Dominion baseball coach Chris Finwood. They discuss the Monarchs' Wednesday afternoon matchup with East Carolina at Clark-LeClair Stadium. https://www.youtube.com/live/7g2FVAGorBo?si=Uw9fpNrYyUgGN_Sn … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSNo. 5 UNC completes sweep
GREENVILLE — North Carolina moved from No. 6 to No. 5 in the D1 Baseball poll during the course of its 3-game series with East Carolina, a jump that was justified as the Tar Heels completed a sweep with a 6-3 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Monday night. The Pirates (2-5) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first after a leadoff single to left center by Alex Peltier. He … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSPirates get 30 from Felton in OT win over UTSA
GREENVILLE — East Carolina used an 8-0 run in overtime to top Texas-San Antonio, 96-89, on Sunday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. R.J. Felton had 22 of his 30 points in the first half as the Pirates improved to 16-12 overall and 8-7 in the American Athletic Conference. "He kept us in the game," said ECU coach Mike Schwartz on the Pirate radio network. ECU … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSTar Heels outscore Pirates, 11-6
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina clinched its series with East Carolina on an 11-6 win Sunday at Boshamer Stadium. The sixth-ranked Tar Heels (6-0) will go for a sweep at ECU (2-4) on Monday at 5 p.m. The Pirates overcame a 3-0 deficit from a 3-run homer in the first inning by Luke Stevenson to lead, 5-3, but the hosts battled back with two runs in the fifth, two more in the … [Read more...]