East Carolina partisans will be acutely aware that the Pirates are within two wins of finally completing the program's marathon quest to reach the College World Series when they congregate in person or watch on television as the nationally 8th-seeded team hosts Texas in the Greenville Super Regional this weekend. Since 1964 the Pirates have earned postseason bids 32 times … [Read more...]
Baseball: Greenville Super Regional
GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Editor's note: The Daily Web Roundup is temporarily on pause while Greg Vacek, the Curator of the roundup, recovers from an illness. … [Read more...]
Quick Kicks
Compher, Montgomery under hot spotlight
With unrest brewing in Pirate Nation, it's as good a time as ever to launch "Quick Kicks," an occasional column that will make brief observations about topics ranging from the action on the field to the processes that take place behind closed doors. • Never had East Carolina had so much at stake against a Division I-AA/FCS opponent as was the case when the Pirates were … [Read more...]
Basketball Recruiting
Hokies transfer shores up frontcourt
Seth LeDay has set his sights on completing his college eligibility at East Carolina after announcing his departure last month from Virginia Tech. The 6-7, 200-pound forward, the brother of recently-graduated Hokies star Zach LeDay, could potentially have an early impact for ECU, which lost two frontcourt players with the graduation of Andre Washington and the transfer of … [Read more...]
Football Recruiting
Pegues plots course to ECU
Raeford (NC) Hoke County High School star Andre Pegues is the first pass catcher to chart a heading to hook up with heralded quarterback Holton Ahlers in East Carolina's recruiting class of 2018. Pegues committed to ECU after returning home from an on-campus visit last weekend. He is the sixth player to join the crop of future Pirates. An athletic, 6-3, 200-pounder, … [Read more...]