GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored in each of the first five innings in taking a 7-2 American Athletic Conference win over South Florida on Friday night. Pirate pitchers C.J. Mayhue (4-1) and Garrett Saykor, who notched his fourth save, made the steady offensive production work as ECU improved to 32-18 overall and 15-4 in the AAC, two games ahead of Houston (34-16, 13-6 … [Read more...]

East Carolina topped Duke, 5-4, on Tuesday night for a 2-game, regular-season sweep of the Blue Devils. The Pirates had beaten Duke, 12-2, in Durham on March 1. ECU won the most recent matchup with the Blue Devils despite nine strikeouts at the plate and three errors in the field. "I'm just proud of our guys," said eighth-year Pirates coach Cliff Godwin. "They competed … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — A 2-run homer by Jacob Jenkins-Cowart in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted East Carolina to a 5-4 win over visiting Duke on Tuesday night. Jenkins-Cowart hit his ninth homer of the season after Lane Hoover had singled to left center with one out. Jenkins-Cowart hit the next pitch from reliever Josh Allen to the fence in left. R.J. Schreck appeared to have … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS — East Carolina scored 11 runs in its last two turns at the plate to defeat Memphis, 15-1, on Sunday and complete a 3-game American Athletic Conference sweep. The Pirates moved to 30-18 for the season and 14-4 in the AAC, two games ahead of Houston (32-16, 12-6 AAC) in the league standings. ECU scored twice in the first inning and led the rest of the way as Bryson … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS — East Carolina expanded its lead in the American Athletic Conference to two games Saturday with an 8-5 win at Memphis as Central Florida and Houston were dealt league losses. The Pirates improved to 29-18 overall and 13-4 in league play. UCF and the Cougars are each 11-6 in the AAC. ECU looks to sweep the 3-game series with the Tigers (21-23, 5-12) on Sunday at 1 … [Read more...]