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...]

GREENVILLE — Southeastern Louisiana scored three runs in the second inning and led the rest of the way in an 11-9 win over No. 11 East Carolina despite five home runs by the Pirates on Sunday. Carter Cunningham and Justin Wilcoxen each hit two homers for ECU, which slipped to 7-4 going into a home game with Virginia Commonwealth on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Jacob Jenkins-Cowart … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Dixon Williams scored on a sacrifice fly by Nathan Chrismon with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning as No. 11 East Carolina topped Cal State-Fullerton, 2-1, in the Keith LeClair Classic on Saturday. The Pirates (7-3) are the only unbeaten team in the event at 2-0 as they take on Southeastern Louisiana (7-4) on Sunday at 1 p.m. ECU beat Purdue 7-1 on … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina defeated Purdue, 7-1, in its first game in the 21st annual Keith LeClair Classic on Friday as starting pitcher Trey Yesavage was dominant with support from home runs by Carter Cunningham and Dixon Williams. Yesavage (2-0) went eight scoreless innings and allowed just two hits while walking two and striking out 11. Cunningham had a 2-run homer in … [Read more...]

East Carolina will play in the annual event named for Keith LeClair, the baseball coach who passed away from Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) in 2006. The Keith LeClair Classic will be played at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates are coached by Cliff Godwin, who played for LeClair. Godwin said LeClair still has a strong presence in the program. Godwin wears No. 23, which was … [Read more...]