FORT WORTH — Ezra Ausar scored 28 points on 10 of 12 field goal shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead East Carolina to an 84-79 win over Tulsa in the second round of the American Athletic Conference tournament at Dickies Arena on Thursday. Ausar had a total of 17 points in ECU's 5-game losing streak leading up to the league event. "It was great to see the Ezra … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates nip UNCW in 10
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...]