FAYETTEVILLE — No. 11 East Carolina evened its series with No. 15 North Carolina on Saturday with a 7-4 win at Segra Stadium. The Pirates built a 7-0 lead in support of starting left-hander Zach Root and held on despite a UNC rally that brought the potential tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth. Root (2-0) went seven innings, allowing three hits with no runs, … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSOwls stop ECU streak
HOUSTON — Rice ended a 3-game American Athletic Conference winning streak for East Carolina with a 70-52 victory Saturday. ECU (14-13, 7-7 AAC) trailed by a scant 29-27 margin at the half, but Travis Evee scored 24 of his 34 points in the second half as the Owls (11-16, 5-9) pulled away. Evee finished 12 of 19 from the field, including seven of 12 from beyond the arc and … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSHoneycutt’s homer lifts Tar Heels over ECU
CHAPEL HILL — Vance Honeycutt homered to left in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift No. 15 North Carolina to a 2-1 win over No. 11 East Carolina on Friday at Boshamer Stadium. UNC (5-0) took a 1-0 lead in the second when Luke Stevenson scored on a double to left by Alex Madera. ECU (3-2) tied the score in the fifth after a 1-out single by Ryley Johnson. Carter … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSCamels Knipp ECU, 7-6
BUIES CREEK — Grant Knipp didn't do it all for Campbell in a 7-6 win over No. 11 East Carolina on Tuesday, but he did quite a bit. Knipp had a 3-run homer and four RBIs before shedding his catching gear to pick up a save in his mound debut in the ninth. The Camels (3-1) posted their third win over a ranked opponent after a 2-1 series triumph against No. 17 Cal Santa … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSSubduing Wave makes ECU history
GREENVILLE — East Carolina sailed into uncharted waters in terms of its program history with an 81-67 win over Tulane in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Sunday. R.J. Felton scored 21 points and Brandon Johnson tallied 20 as the Pirates improved to 7-6 in league play with their third straight triumph in the American Athletic Conference. It is the most conference wins … [Read more...]