GREENVILLE — East Carolina withstood five runs on two homers by Columbia in the last two innings to defeat the Lions, 8-6, on Sunday and complete a nonconference sweep at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The No. 11 Pirates (14-4) won their seventh straight as Justin Wilcoxen went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs. “I don’t think we’ve played our best baseball yet," said ECU … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Zach Root, Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman and Aaron Groller combined for a 2-hit shutout as No. 11 East Carolina took its series with Columbia with an 8-0 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates (13-4) were boosted offensively by 2-run homers from Dixon Williams and Carter Cunningham. ECU looks to sweep the Lions (3-10) on Sunday in an 11:30 a.m. … [Read more...]

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...]