GREENVILLE — East Carolina extended its winning streak to five games with an 8-2 victory over visiting UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday night. The Pirates scored two runs in the bottom of the first and led the rest of the way in improving to 23-15. The Seahawks fell to 21-14. ECU had taken a 3-1 win at UNCW on March 22. Josh Moylan reached on a fielder's choice that allowed Jake … [Read more...]

East Carolina has looked like the team many envisioned in 2022 in winning its last four games — and eight of its last 10. Pirates coach Cliff Godwin focused on the last four victories on Monday morning. "We had a great week," said the Pirates coach. "We've been on the road all week, ... Big win at Elon, 7-1, and then go into (Central Florida)... Obviously they were doing … [Read more...]

ORLANDO — Alec Makarewicz hit a grand slam to complete the scoring in an 8-run fifth inning as East Carolina completed a 3-game American Athletic Conference sweep of host Central Florida on Saturday. ECU improved to 22-15 overall and 7-2 in league play going into a nonconference game at home with UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Zach Agnos, who went 3-for-5, singled … [Read more...]

ORLANDO — Jake Kuchmaner and Danny Beal combined for a 3-hit shutout as East Carolina took its American Athletic Conference series at Central Florida with a 10-0 win on Friday night. Kuchmaner, a senior left-hander, went five and one-third innings before summoning the trainer and leaving the game with what appeared to be an issue with his pitching arm. Kuchmaner (4-2) … [Read more...]

ORLANDO — East Carolina scored 10 runs in the fourth inning to overcome a 6-2 deficit and defeat host Central Florida, 12-7, in the opener of a 3-game American Athletic Conference series on Thursday night. The Pirates improved to 20-15 overall and 5-2 in the AAC. The Knights slipped to 21-13 and 5-2 going into the second game of the series on Friday at 6 p.m. The hosts … [Read more...]