BOCA RATON, FL — East Carolina scored five runs in the fifth inning and withstood a Florida Atlantic comeback for an 8-6 American Athletic Conference series-clinching win on Sunday. The outcome gave No. 12 ECU (23-7, 6-3 AAC) the series triumph, two games to one. The Pirates trailed 3-0 in the third inning before a single by Bristol Carter and an error by the Owls allowed … [Read more...]

BOCA RATON, FL — Florida Atlantic topped No. 12 East Carolina, 6-5, Saturday on a walk-off RBI single by Spencer Rich with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The outcome evened the American Athletic Conference series at 1-1 with the deciding game scheduled for Sunday at noon. ECU slipped to 22-7 overall and 5-3 in league play as two walks and a hit batter … [Read more...]

BOCA RATON, FL — Trey Yesavage went seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts to lead No 12 East Carolina to a 4-1 American Athletic Conference win at Florida Atlantic on Friday night. Jacob Jenkins-Cowart had a home run and three RBIs. ECU (22-6, 5-2 AAC) scored in the top of the first and stayed on top the rest of the way. Ryley Johnson led off with a walk and stole … [Read more...]

RALEIGH — East Carolina ended a losing streak at N.C. State's Doak Field that dated back to 2009 as the No. 12 Pirates rolled to a 12-4 triumph on Tuesday night. Aaron Groller started for ECU (21-6) and delivered three no-hit innings. He left with the Pirates leading, 4-0. Dixon Williams had a 2-run single in the second. ECU expanded the advantage in the third on a … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Three East Carolina pitchers combined for a 1-hitter as the No. 15 Pirates completed an American Athletic Conference sweep of Alabama-Birmingham with a 7-1 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. Freshman left-hander Ethan Norby (1-0) made his first start for the Pirates (20-6, 4-2 AAC) and went four innings. He did not allow a hit while walking four and … [Read more...]