Tim Pernetti, the incoming American Athletic Conference commissioner, did a lot of talking Thursday during a Zoom news conference. He will start out by doing a lot of listening when he takes over for Mike Aresco on June 1. The former Rutgers tight end, who was later athletic director at his alma mater, has the endorsement of Dr. Philip G. Rogers, East Carolina chancellor, … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates get even with Monarchs
GREENVILLE — No. 9 East Carolina pulled away from Old Dominion for a 7-5 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Wednesday night. The Monarchs had topped the Pirates in Norfolk, 6-5, with a walk-off home run by Steven Meier on Feb. 27. In the second meeting of the season, ECU (25-7) took a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning on an RBI double by Ryan McCrystal with a crowd of 4,148 on … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSNo runs, no hits for Phoenix
GREENVILLE — Jaden Winter, Chris Kahler and Parker Thomas combined for a no hitter over seven innings as No. 9 East Carolina overwhelmed Elon, 12-0, in a nonconference contest at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Tuesday night. Winter (2-1) started and went four innings for the Pirates (24-7). Winter walked three and struck out five. Kahler tossed two innings. walking one and … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates take series
BOCA RATON, FL — East Carolina scored five runs in the fifth inning and withstood a Florida Atlantic comeback for an 8-6 American Athletic Conference series-clinching win on Sunday. The outcome gave No. 12 ECU (23-7, 6-3 AAC) the series triumph, two games to one. The Pirates trailed 3-0 in the third inning before a single by Bristol Carter and an error by the Owls allowed … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSOwls nip ECU, even series
BOCA RATON, FL — Florida Atlantic topped No. 12 East Carolina, 6-5, Saturday on a walk-off RBI single by Spencer Rich with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The outcome evened the American Athletic Conference series at 1-1 with the deciding game scheduled for Sunday at noon. ECU slipped to 22-7 overall and 5-3 in league play as two walks and a hit batter … [Read more...]