GREENVILLE — Jacob Starling is back. The player known as "Star," lived up to his nickname as the leading man in East Carolina's 10-6 win over No. 21 N.C. State at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Tuesday night. Starling hit for a cycle as No. 7 ECU (32-8) swept the regular season series with the Wolfpack (22-16), following up on a 12-4 win in Raleigh on April 7. The senior … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — No. 9 East Carolina overcame a pair of deficits to complete an American Athletic Conference sweep of Wichita State at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates (31-8, 11-4 AAC) trailed, 7-0, in the first game of a doubleheader before rallying for an 11-7 win. ECU won the second game, 11-4, after the Shockers (21-20, 7-8 AAC) had taken a 3-0 lead. The … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — After a dominant start, No. 9 East Carolina held off Wichita State for a 6-4 American Athletic Conference win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. The Pirates (29-8, 9-4 AAC) built a 6-0 lead as starting right-hander Trey Yesavage (8-1) short-circuited the Shockers (21-17, 7-6) with a career-high 15 strikeouts through six and two-thirds innings. A 7-3 … [Read more...]

WILLIAMSBURG, VA — East Carolina battled for five hours and 30 minutes on Wednesday night before emerging with a 14-13 win at William & Mary in 13 innings. Dixon Williams had an RBI single for the go-ahead run for the No. 9 Pirates (28-8) in the top of the 13th and Bristol Carter had a 2-run homer for a 14-11 lead. Th Tribe (25-12) scored twice in the bottom of the … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Carson Bayne hit a ninth-inning grand slam to lift Charlotte to an 8-7 win at East Carolina and prevent the Pirates from sweeping the American Athletic Conference series on Sunday. ECU trailed, 8-6, after the opposite field blast by Bayne down the right field line off of Jackson DiLorenzo (1-1). The Pirates got one run back in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI … [Read more...]