GREENVILLE — Ethan Norby and Colby Wallace led East Carolina to a 7-0 win over No. 24 Coastal Carolina at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday. The Pirates won their fourth straight to improve to 7-6 as Norby had 19 strikeouts in seven and one-third innings. Wallace hit a 2-run homer in the fourth inning to put the Pirates ahead to stay and he connected for a grand slam in the … [Read more...]

East Carolina got back from an 11-8 win over Gardner-Webb in Fayetteville on Tuesday night around midnight. Wednesday was another day and a chance to make a step forward as a team. Despite what amounted to almost an inch of rain in Greenville, Coach Cliff Godwin said the Pirates would be able to get some work in preparation for a weekend series with No. 24 Coastal … [Read more...]

FAYETTEVILLE — East Carolina posted its third straight victory and evened its record at 6-6 with an 11-8 win over Gardner-Webb at Segra Stadium on Tuesday night. Freshman Austin Irby hit two home runs and senior Jake Hunter (1-0) pitched the last five innings with seven strikeouts for the Pirates (6-6). The Bulldogs (6-8) led 8-7 before ECU scored four runs in the bottom … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina was a 6-1 winner over Virginia Tech in the final game of the Keith LeClair Classic at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Sunday. Both clubs went 2-1 in the 22nd annual event but the Pirates claimed the title by virtue of winning the head-to-head meeting. ECU never trailed after a 2-run homer by junior shortstop Alex Bouche, a transfer from Old Dominion, … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Austin Irby hit a 3-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to conclude a 13-1 mercy rule win for East Carolina over Indiana State in the Keith LeClair Classic on Saturday. The Pirates (4-6) take on Virginia Tech (8-2) on Sunday at 3 :30 p.m. The Hokies improved to 2-0 in the Classic with a 7-2 win on Saturday over Kent State, which had topped the Pirates, … [Read more...]