MEMPHIS — A ninth-inning rally with two out proved to be too little, too late as Memphis downed East Carolina, 9-4, on Sunday to take the American Conference series, 2-1. The Pirates (29-19-1, 13-8 American) remained without a series road win this season while the Tigers (18-28, 10-11) prevailed in a series with ECU for the first time since 2015. The Pirates are two games … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS — A 3-run sixth inning lifted Memphis to a 5-3 win over East Carolina on Saturday and evened the American Conference series at 1-1. The Pirates (29-18-1, 13-7 American) meet the Tigers (17-28, 9-11) on Sunday at 2:05 p.m. in the deciding game (ESPN+). After going scoreless in a 12-0 loss to ECU on Friday night, Memphis took a 1-0 lead on Saturday on a first inning … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS — East Carolina scored six runs in the top of the first inning on Friday night to set the tone for a 12-0 American Conference win in eight innings at Memphis. Ryan Towers (5-3) pitched seven innings, and Colby Wallace maintained the shutout in the eighth. The first inning started with a leadoff single to left by Braden Burress. Davin Whitaker followed with a … [Read more...]

RALEIGH — Host N.C. State wore jerseys with the No. 26 in memory of former first baseman Chris Combs and East Carolina players had on their No. 23 uniforms in honor of the late Pirates coach Keith LeClair on Tuesday night. The occasion was Strikeout ALS, the disease which claimed both. The numbers that were recorded at the end of the night were a 12-2 win in eight innings … [Read more...]