BUIES CREEK — East Carolina got its first win of the season with a breakout inning Tuesday in a 10-3 win at Campbell. The No. 25 Pirates (1-3) exceeded their run production in each of three previous losses with a decisive fifth frame that accounted for five runs. With ECU down, 1-0, pinch hitter C.J. Boyd got the Pirates started with a walk on four pitches. Alec … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Bryant completed a 3-game sweep at East Carolina on Sunday as Matt Smith scored on a wild pitch in the top of the ninth for a 4-3 win. "The sun will come up tomorrow and we'll get better," said Pirates coach Cliff Godwin, whose club started the season ranked as high as No. 8. The ECU skipper said his club may have been overconfident going into a 10-2 … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Bryant captured its season-opening series at No. 8 East Carolina with a 5-4 win in 10 innings on Saturday. The Bulldogs came back from a 3-1 deficit to score twice in the eighth for a tie, setting the stage to defeat ECU for the second day in a row. The Bulldogs tallied twice on a pair of unearned runs in the 10th. The go-ahead run scored on an error and Derek … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Bryant dealt No. 12 East Carolina a stunning 10-2 defeat in the season opener for both clubs on Friday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Designated hitter Alex Lane gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead on a homer to left off ECU starter Garrett Saylor (0-1) with Derek Smith aboard in the top of the second inning and the visitors led the rest of the way. Down 7-0 in the … [Read more...]

Although the pending weather is not conducive to baseball, official practice starts Jan. 28 with East Carolina ranked No. 8 in a preseason poll by Collegiate Baseball and No. 12 by DI Baseball. The Pirates are coming off a 44-17 season that concluded with a Super Regional loss at Vanderbilt. ECU will start 2022 with a new pitching coach. "Coach (Jason) Dietrich got … [Read more...]