After a mystifying 3-game sweep at home at the hands of Bryant to start the season, East Carolina looked like the team Pirate Nation was expecting to see in 2022 with a 10-3 win at Campbell on Tuesday. ECU took control of the nonconference contest with a 5-run fifth inning, which marked a turning point in the young campaign. "It's good to see our guys go on the road and … [Read more...]

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...]