GREENVILLE — There were plenty of highlights for the largest opening day crowd ever at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday as No. 11 East Carolina rolled past Rider, 16-2, but none was bigger than Parker Byrd's eighth inning plate appearance. Byrd drew a walk as he became the first player in NCAA Division I history to play with a prosthetic leg. The lower portion of Byrd's right … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSFelton, Johnson help ECU even AAC record
GREENVILLE — R.J. Felton and Brandon Johnson each scored 21 points for East Carolina on Thursday night in a 68-55 American Athletic Conference win over Wichita State in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as the Pirates evened their league record at 6-6. ECU was 6-12 in the AAC in Mike Schwartz's first season as coach in 2022-23. The Pirates had won, 54-52, at Wichita State … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates open 2024 baseball season
East Carolina opens its 2024 baseball season on Friday with the first matchup in a 3-game series with Rider at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Pirates junior right-hander Trey Yesavage, who has made several preseason All-America lists, is scheduled to deliver the first pitch at 4 p.m. The contest will be shown on ESPN+. ECU went 47-19 in 2023 with an 18-6 record in the American … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSJohnson tallies 30 as Pirates perform on road
SAN ANTONIO — East Carolina posted its third American Athletic Conference road win of the season on Saturday, 84-73, at Texas-San Antonio as Brandon Johnson scored 30 points for the Pirates. Johnson made 10 of 19 field goal attempts, including seven of 11 from beyond the arc and three of five free throws. The Pirates outshot the Roadrunners from the field although ECU had … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSECU falls before packed house at Charlotte
CHARLOTTE — East Carolina was outscored 23-10 by Charlotte to close a 67-52 American Athletic Conference win for the 49ers on Saturday. A disparity on the backboards contributed to the outcome on the scoreboard as the Pirates were outrebounded, 42-25. ECU (11-12, 4-6 AAC) was without Brandon Johnson as Charlotte (14-7, 8-1) pulled away to its eighth straight league … [Read more...]