CLEARWATER, FL — No. 7 seed Wichita State and No. 5 Memphis lived to fight another day on the opening day of the American Baseball Championship Wednesday, advancing to the double-elimination phase of the tournament. The Shockers (29-27) rallied in the ninth inning, scoring two runs to defeat No. 6 seed Florida Atlantic 3-2 in the opening game of the tourney while the Tigers … [Read more...]

East Carolina has been getting in its preparation for the American Conference tournament in Clearwater after completing a 3-game sweep of Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton on Saturday. There has been time for some activities in addition to practice without a game in the league event until Friday at 9 a.m. "We lifted weights at FAU on Sunday and took them to a nice dinner … [Read more...]

Top seed Texas-San Antonio and No. 2 seed East Carolina will enjoy double byes in the American Conference Baseball Championship. The tournament gets underway Wednesday and will conclude Sunday at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, FL The Pirates and Roadrunners finished atop the league standings with identical 17-10 regular season records, but UTSA earned the No. 1 seed by … [Read more...]

BOCA RATON, FL — East Carolina earned a share of the American Conference regular season championship with a 13-2 win in seven innings at Florida Atlantic and Alabama-Birmingham's 23-11 victory in eight innings at Texas-San Antonio on Saturday. The Pirates and Roadrunners finished tied atop the standings with 17-10 league records. UTSA will be the No. 1 seed for the … [Read more...]

BOCA RATON, FL — East Carolina won its first road series of the season with a 6-1 victory at Florida Atlantic on Friday night. The Pirates followed up on a 7-5 triumph over the Owls on Thursday night to improve to 32-21-1 overall and 16-10 in the league. Left-hander Ethan Norby (6-3) went six and one-third innings for the win. He allowed four hits and one run (earned) … [Read more...]