East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin and pitcher Ethan Norby addressed the media following the No. 2 seed Pirates' 1-0 shutout of No. 1 Texas-San Antonio in the American Conference Baseball Championship on Sunday. The win assured ECU of its eighth straight NCAA regional appearance [14 minutes]. Courtesy of the American … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSAmerican Championship scores & schedule
The American Conference Baseball Championship will conclude Sunday at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, FL. Results updated through Saturday's games: TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE & SCORES Wednesday, May 20 (single elimination) Game 1: No. 7 Wichita State 3, No. 6 Florida Atlantic 2 Game 2: No. 5 Memphis 13, No. 8 Charlotte 9 Thursday, May 21 (double-elimination phase … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSECU walks off Wichita State to reach title game
CLEARWATER, FL — Grady Lanahan hit a game-ending 2-run homer in the eighth inning at BayCare Ballpark on Saturday night as East Carolina topped Wichita State, 13-3, to reach the championship game of the American Conference tournament. The second-seeded Pirates (35-22-1) will take on Texas-San Antonio (38-19) on Sunday at noon in the championship game. "We knew we had to … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates fall to UTSA, face elimination game
CLEARWATER, FL — Top-seeded Texas-San Antonio topped No. 2 East Carolina, 4-2, on Saturday to earn a berth in the American Conference tournament championship on Sunday at noon at BayCare Ballpark. The Pirates (34-22-1) faced an elimination game later Saturday against No. 7 Wichita State, which outscored No. 4 Alabama-Birmingham 14-12 in an elimination pairing that followed … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates beat Rice behind Towers, Herring, Norby
Pirates and three other teams advance CLEARWATER, FL — No. 2 seed East Carolina overcame an early deficit and survived a late push by No. 3 Rice for a 4-3 win in the American Conference tournament at BayCare Ballpark on Friday morning. Ethan Norby made an unexpected relief appearance and recorded his first save of the season as the Pirates improved to 34-21-1 going into a … [Read more...]