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...]

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...]

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...]

MEMPHIS — Home runs from Joey Berini, Jacob Starling, Ryan McCrystal and Dixon Williams helped power No. 7 East Carolina to a 14-3 series-clinching American Athletic Conference win at Memphis on Saturday. The Pirates moved to 34-8 overall and 13-4 in league play. ECU took sole possession of first place in the AAC standings on Friday night with Texas San Antonio's 9-8 loss in … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS — Trey Yesavage narrowly missed a no-hitter as No. 7 East Carolina took a 14-0 American Athletic Conference win in seven innings at Memphis on Friday night. Yesavage (9-1) went six and two-thirds before yielding a single through the left side by Daunte Stuart for the Tigers' only hit. The hosts left the bases loaded on their final turn at the plate as Jackson … [Read more...]