CINCINNATI — Home runs from Jacob Jenkins-Cowart and Jacob Starling accounted for five runs as East Carolina topped Cincinnati, 8-4, on Saturday to even the American Athletic Conference series. The third and deciding game is scheduled for Sunday at noon. The Pirates (15-13, 1-1 AAC) went ahead to stay when Ben Newton scored on a single to center by Lane Hoover in the top … [Read more...]

CINCINNATI — Four runs in the first inning sent host Cincinnati to a 7-3 win over East Carolina on Friday in the American Athletic Conference opener for both clubs. The Pirates slipped to 14-13 on the season despite a pair of solo home runs by Alec Makarewicz. Cincinnati (10-14), which was 1-8 against ECU in 2021, got on the board early with a 2-run double by Cole Harting … [Read more...]

N.C. State is averaging 8.2 runs per game. East Carolina limited the nationally-ranked Wolfpack to just two runs on Tuesday, but the problem was the Pirates' inability to generate some offense of their own in a 2-0 loss to their regional rivals from Raleigh. "I thought we really pitched well, played good defense," said Cliff Godwin on Wednesday. "Our offense didn't show up, … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Four N.C. State pitchers combined for a 3-hit shutout as the Wolfpack took a 2-0 win at East Carolina on Tuesday. The loss put the Pirates at 14-12 going into the start of American Athletic Conference play at Cincinnati on Friday at 5 p.m. The Bearcats are 9-13 going into a home game Wednesday night against Xavier. State (16-8), ranked No. 22 in Collegiate … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Virginia Commonwealth scored five runs in the last three innings for a 5-2 win at East Carolina on Sunday. The Pirates (14-11) were in position to sweep the Rams (12-10) with a 2-0 lead through six innings on back-to-back solo home runs by Carter Cunningham and Bryson Worrell in the third. VCU got one run back in the seventh as Connor Hujsak scored on a … [Read more...]