The road to Omaha might have started in Greenville, but somewhere along the way — Louisville, KY, to be specific — East Carolina's anticipated joyride to the College World Series veered off course and ended in a crumpled heap along the side of the highway. The Pirates didn’t just lose their NCAA Super Regional series to Louisville. They did it in such spectacular fashion — … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettColeman represents milestone recruit for ECU
There was big news involving an East Carolina athletic program over the past week. And no, it wasn’t the baseball team’s galant run through the loser’s bracket to an NCAA regional title — although that was newsworthy in its own right, especially the way the Pirates did it. Overshadowed by the success of ECU coach Cliff Godwin and his team, and their ongoing quest for a … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettPirates reboot for postseason charge
If you’re looking for something positive to take away from East Carolina's American Athletic Conference baseball tournament debacle, here it is: It’s better to lay an egg in Clearwater, where there’s an opportunity to reset and get a do-over, than it is for it to happen next week in the only tournament that really matters. Add to that the fact, as Pirate Radio 1250 … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettRoad to Omaha goes through Clearwater
The disappointment of Saturday’s 10-9 loss to Memphis was soothed by a postgame ceremony in which the East Carolina baseball team was awarded its trophy for winning the American Athletic Conference’s regular season championship. As the hardware was passed around from player to player, a list of the Pirates achievements was announced to the crowd at Clark-LeClair Stadium. … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettPirates inching closer to prime NCAA seed
The East Carolina baseball team clinched the American Athletic Conference regular season championship and won its seventh straight league series this weekend by taking two of three at Wichita State. But those might not be the most significant things to happen to the Pirates over the past six days. Far more meaningful was Wednesday’s 9-5 victory against North Carolina in … [Read more...]