With East Carolina in the midst of a bye week in football and the basketball season opener coming up at home on Tuesday night, there will still be a significant athletic event on campus this weekend as the baseball program plays its Purple-Gold World Series. Teams were going to be picked Wednesday. "Garrett Saylor is going to be the manager of one team and Carter Spivey … [Read more...]

On Feb. 20 when East Carolina had been swept at home in a season-opening, three-game series with Bryant and Texas was ranked No. 1 nationally, it would have seemed astronomically unlikely that the Pirates would have hosted the Longhorns in a Super Regional in June. "It was very rough at the beginning, and I just appreciate our guys and our staff, just continued to show up … [Read more...]

East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin brought seniors Ben Newton, Jake Kuchmaner and Bryson Worrell to the news conference around 2 a.m. Monday after an 11-1 loss to Texas in the deciding game of the Super Regional at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The contest had been fragmented by almost six hours of weather delays. "Feel for these guys here, because we wouldn't be where we are … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Texas took control early and won a weather-delayed third game of the Super Regional of the NCAA Tournament at East Carolina, 11-1, on Sunday. The matchup was scheduled to get underway at 4 p.m., but was postponed to 5:06 p.m. due to weather considerations. Play was halted at 5:25 p.m. and didn't resume until 10:15 p.m. A crowd of 5,787 was announced with many … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Texas came back after trailing, 7-2, to top East Carolina, 9-8, on Saturday as Dylan Campbell singled to right with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the ninth. The Pirates and Longhorns, each 46-20, will play the third and deciding game of the Super Regional for a berth in the College World Series on Sunday at 4 p.m. (ESPN2). A new stadium … [Read more...]