LSU won its eighth NCAA baseball championship Sunday with a 5-3 win over Coastal Carolina in Game 2 of the 2025 College World Series in Omaha. The victory in combination with the Tigers' 1-0 shutout of the Chanticleers 1-0 in Friday's opener of the best-of-three finals, secured the SEC's fifth straight title. LSU broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth with Chris Stanfield's two-run … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSCoastal, LSU on collision course in CWS
The 2025 College World Series final pits No. 13 Coastal Carolina against No. 6 LSU in a best-of-three showdown at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha starting Saturday. This matchup is a clash of momentum and pedigree, with Coastal Carolina riding a 26-game win streak, the longest entering a CWS final since the best-of-three format began in 2003, while LSU aims for its eighth … [Read more...]
JUNGLE TALESReviewing the season and looking ahead
With East Carolina's baseball season in the rear-view mirror, Bubba Rosenbaum, John White and Johnny "Stats" Robertson reflect on 2025, look ahead to how the 2026 roster is shaping up and bring updates on Pirate in the pros. https://www.youtube.com/live/NoGQqV2gceI?si=_YJI9_UENc-IXH6O … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates face challenging nonconference slate
According to College Football News, East Carolina has the seventh toughest strength of schedule among 14 teams in the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates are coming off a unique 8-5 season in which they switched quarterbacks and coaches at midseason. Before ECU looks to improve on a 5-3 performance in the AAC, there are four nonconference contests that will keep the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTBeyond the emotional farewells, a bright future
After a season-ending 1-0 loss to Coastal Carolina in the championship of the Conway regional Sunday, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin conducted a postgame news conference. He was joined by seniors Jake Hunter and Ryley Johnson. The voices were strained with emotion and maybe there were some sweaty eyeballs as former football coach Ruffin McNeill might say. The Pirates … [Read more...]