East Carolina's baseball team suffered through the squad's sixth weekend sweep of the season in Tampa against South Florida over the weekend. For those scoring at home, that's Ole Miss, Mercer, UConn, Houston, Central Florida and USF. That's 18 of the club's 24 losses to date. The Pirates stand at 24-24 overall and 4-14 in the American Athletic Conference. ECU now has a … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskGodwin intervention pays off for Agnos
I don't confess to know nearly as much baseball as I would like to know, but I was on target early in Sunday's rubber match between East Carolina and Tulane. Pirate starting pitcher Jake Agnos wasn't getting any close strike calls and ECU coach Cliff Godwin had seen enough. I told my fellow media members sitting around me that Cliff didn't really want to talk to Agnos. … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskSolid outing springs Pirates toward fall
As far as spring games go at East Carolina I thought this year’s was very good. We saw most of the starters play a great deal. Nobody got hurt. There were plenty of big plays. There were just enough turnovers to keep everything honest. Perhaps the biggest news was the Pirates got pressure on the quarterback in the game. ECU finished dead last a year ago in sacks. That … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskPirates losing the mind game
These are unprecedented bad times for East Carolina baseball. This is a baseball season that absolutely no one saw coming. Add in injuries, bad luck, poor play at times, it still wouldn't add up to the season this ECU baseball team is suffering through as we head to the latter part of April. It wasn't so long ago that the team was the talk of the preseason. Coming off … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskIt’s too soon to throw dirt on the body
The one factor that East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin worried about in the preseason was injuries to his team. Injuries are not an excuse, and Godwin would never lean that way in trying to explain his team's play this spring. Still, injuries are the great equalizer. Godwin's team is deeper than it was a year ago. But basically this squad has lost the services … [Read more...]