GREENVILLE — East Carolina backed another stellar start by Trey Yesavage with an abundance of offense in a 17-3 win over Columbia on Friday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The second matchup of a 3-game series is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. Yesavage (4-0) yielded a solo home run to Cole Hage in the top of the first but by the time he had gone six innings, the No. 11 … [Read more...]

WILMINGTON — East Carolina overcame a crucial mistake in a wild ninth inning to top host UNC-Wilmington, 8-7, in 10 innings on Tuesday night. The No. 11 Pirates (11-4) were in position to wrap up the nonconference contest after a dramatic double play in the Seahawks' half of the ninth, but ECU pitcher Danny Beal threw high to first after fielding a grounder by Alec … [Read more...]

LYNCHBURG, VA — East Carolina rallied again at Liberty to complete a sweep on Sunday with an 8-4 win. The No. 11 Pirates (10-4) trailed 3-0 on Saturday before coming back for a 5-3 victory. The Flames (5-10) had a 4-2 advantage through four innings in the final game of the series. "People will look at Liberty's record and think that was an easy series sweep," said ECU … [Read more...]

LYNCHBURG, VA — East Carolina overcame a 3-0 deficit after five innings to defeat host Liberty, 5-3, on Saturday night and win the nonconference series. ECU (9-4) tied the score with three runs in the sixth as Jacob Jenkins-Cowart and Bristol Carter had RBI singles before Jenkins-Cowart came home with the tying run on a balk. The Pirates took the lead in the seventh when … [Read more...]

LYNCHBURG, VA — After 1-run losses at Campbell, North Carolina and Old Dominion, No. 11 East Carolina broke through for its first road win of the season with a 9-5 triumph at Liberty on Friday. Trey Yesavage delivered another strong start and the Pirates gave him abundant offensive support. Yesavage allowed three hits and one earned run through six innings with one earned … [Read more...]