GREENVILLE — Cameron Bye of Wichita State struck out eight in eight innings as the Shockers took a 5-0 win over host East Carolina on Sunday to avoid a sweep in the 3-game American Athletic Conference series. The visitors went ahead on a 2-run homer by Chuck Ingram in the third. Sawyre Thornhill had a 2-run single in the sixth. Gage Williams had an RBI double in the … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Zach Agnos and Jacob Jenkins-Cowart each had three hits and three RBIs as East Carolina took its American Athletic Conference series against Wichita State with a 10-3 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates (18-14, 4-1 AAC) went ahead to stay as a 2-run single down the right field line by Jenkins-Cowart provided a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina withstood a surge by Wichita State in the top of the ninth for a 6-5 American Athletic Conference win in the opener of a 3-game series on Friday night. The Pirates (17-14, 3-1 AAC) led 6-2 going into the final frame, but the Shockers (12-17, 1-3) got the potential go-ahead run on base before Trey Yesavage came in to get the save with a game-ending … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — A 3-run homer by Robbie Petracci in the top of the ninth lifted Old Dominion to an 8-7 win at East Carolina on Wednesday night. The Pirates (16-14) took a 7-4 lead into the last inning, but the Monarchs (21-6) pulled within 7-5 on an RBI single by Andy Garriola after a leadoff double by Carter Trice. Matt Coutney singled through the right side before Petracci … [Read more...]

CINCINNATI — East Carolina topped Cincinnati, 12-10, on Sunday to win the American Athletic Conference opening series two games to one. The Pirates (16-13) led 9-3 but the Bearcats (10-6) came back to take a 10-9 lead. ECU got the tying run in the sixth as Jacob Starling came home on an error on a single to center by Jacob Jenkins-Cowart. The Pirates went ahead in the … [Read more...]