CLEARWATER, FL — East Carolina withstood a Rice threat in the ninth inning for an 8-7 win in an elimination game in the American Athletic Conference tournament at BayCare Ballpark on Friday. The Pirates (42-14) will meet Wichita State (31-27) on Saturday at 9 a.m. ECU will need to win the morning matchup with the Shockers and take a subsequent contest with Wichita State … [Read more...]

CLEARWATER, FL — Josh Livingston was primarily responsible for Wichita State's 14-4 win over East Carolina in the winners bracket of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday. Livingston helped the Shockers overcome a 3-1 ECU lead with a 3-run homer in a 7-run sixth inning and a grand slam in the eighth against the pitching-depleted Pirates (41-14), who will … [Read more...]

CLEARWATER, FL — East Carolina was facing a repeat of last year's opening loss in the American Athletic Conference tournament as the top seed until an eighth-inning eruption Tuesday at BayCare Ballpark. Trailing Rice, 4-0, the Pirates (41-13) scored 12 runs in the eighth for a 12-4 victory and their fourth straight win over the Owls (22-35), following a sweep in Greenville … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina swept an American Athletic Conference series with Rice to win its fifth straight regular-season championship in the league. The teams played a doubleheader Friday with ECU winning, 15-5, in eight innings in the first game before rallying for a 6-4 triumph in the nightcap. The Pirates (40-13, 19-8 AAC) will open play in the AAC Tournament on … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — With dominant pitching from Trey Yesavage, No. 13 East Carolina defeated Rice, 8-2 ,on Thursday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium to maintain a 1-game lead over second-place Texas San Antonio. Jacob Jenkins-Cowart and Justin Wilcoxen hit 3-run homers for ECU. The Pirates improved to 38-13 overall and 17-8 in league play in snapping a 5-game losing streak. The … [Read more...]