WILMINGTON — East Carolina overcame a crucial mistake in a wild ninth inning to top host UNC-Wilmington, 8-7, in 10 innings on Tuesday night. The No. 11 Pirates (11-4) were in position to wrap up the nonconference contest after a dramatic double play in the Seahawks' half of the ninth, but ECU pitcher Danny Beal threw high to first after fielding a grounder by Alec … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates complete sweep
LYNCHBURG, VA — East Carolina rallied again at Liberty to complete a sweep on Sunday with an 8-4 win. The No. 11 Pirates (10-4) trailed 3-0 on Saturday before coming back for a 5-3 victory. The Flames (5-10) had a 4-2 advantage through four innings in the final game of the series. "People will look at Liberty's record and think that was an easy series sweep," said ECU … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates rally to win series
LYNCHBURG, VA — East Carolina overcame a 3-0 deficit after five innings to defeat host Liberty, 5-3, on Saturday night and win the nonconference series. ECU (9-4) tied the score with three runs in the sixth as Jacob Jenkins-Cowart and Bristol Carter had RBI singles before Jenkins-Cowart came home with the tying run on a balk. The Pirates took the lead in the seventh when … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSCharlotte tops ECU with late run
GREENVILLE — Charlotte pulled away from a tie at 59 with just over seven minutes left to take an 82-72 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Saturday. The Pirates (14-17, 7-11 AAC) lost their fifth straight despite 28 points from R.J. Felton. The 49ers (19-11, 13-5) got 28 points from Lu'Cye Patterson and 20 from Nik Graves. ECU had its largest lead at … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates break through on the road
LYNCHBURG, VA — After 1-run losses at Campbell, North Carolina and Old Dominion, No. 11 East Carolina broke through for its first road win of the season with a 9-5 triumph at Liberty on Friday. Trey Yesavage delivered another strong start and the Pirates gave him abundant offensive support. Yesavage allowed three hits and one earned run through six innings with one earned … [Read more...]