The postgame news conference Monday after East Carolina's season ended with a 6-5 loss to Evansville in the championship game of the Greenville regional was about what six seniors had meant to the program and what playing for the Pirates had meant to them. Coach Cliff Godwin led off after the  Pirates went 46-17 in his 10th season with a fifth straight American Athletic … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Every dog has its day and that includes underdog Evansville, which wrapped up the Greenville regional championship on Monday with a 6-5 win over East Carolina. Seeded fourth among four teams in the double-elimination event, the Purple Aces were plus $850 on a $100 bet to advance to the Super Regional last Friday when they stunned the top-seeded Pirates, 4-1, in … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina has come full circle in the Greenville Regional. After being relegated to a series of must-win games with a 4-1 loss to fourth-seeded Evansville on Friday, the top-seeded Pirates will battle the Purple Aces for the regional championship on Monday at 12:06 p.m. ECU (46-16) got its bats going for a 10-7 win over Virginia Commonwealth before … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Facing the dire circumstances of a 2-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning, East Carolina came through for a 7-6 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates (44-16) got hits from Ryley Johnson and Ryan McCrystal to start the decisive rally. Jacob Jenkins-Cowart had an RBI single up the middle to bring ECU within … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Evansville wasn't playing poker on Friday in the NCAA regional opener at Clark-LeClair Stadium, but an ace and a jack keyed a 4-1 win over East Carolina. The ace of the Aces, freshman left-hander Kenton Deverman, was masterful as he limited ECU to three hits over eight innings. Kip Fougerousse provided what proved to be the winning margin in the third for … [Read more...]