The challenges were just beginning when East Carolina's 2020 baseball season was cut short due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Despite a continuing battle with the demands of the pandemic in 2021, the Pirates went 44-17 and finished No. 12 in national rankings published by Division I Baseball. ECU went 20-8 in the American Athletic Conference and won the league's regular-season … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTGetting back to normal
The 2020-21 athletic year at East Carolina was unique. Canceled games, games without fans, games without key personnel, cancellation of sports, restoration of sports, more adjustments due to diminished revenue, the potential for more revenue for athletes, an increasingly busy transfer portal and another trip to a Super Regional in baseball were among the developments. The … [Read more...]
ECU Athletics NewsGilbert weighs in on Supreme Court decision
Athletic director Jon Gilbert has been dealing with a multitude of issues lately. Athletes will soon be entitled to a bigger piece of the financial pie. Athletic department revenue streams, parched by COVID, are starting to flow again. There is a proposal that is gaining popularity to expand the College Football Playoffs. The baseball program is good enough that coach Cliff … [Read more...]
Baseball News: Nashville Super RegionalECU’s season ends with 4-1 loss to Vandy
NASHVILLE — There will be 63 moments in the NCAA Tournament such as the one East Carolina experienced with a 4-1 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday. It is that time when aspirations must be reconciled with the reality that a season is over. For ECU, the pain is compounded by the fact that the Pirates are yet to reach the College World Series in 30 tries. ECU was playing in its … [Read more...]
ECU Baseball NewsGodwin on LSU list
Cliff Godwin's success at East Carolina and his Southeastern Conference connections have made him a coach of interest in LSU's search for a successor to Paul Mainieri. Godwin was an assistant at LSU from 2006 to 2008. D1Baseball.com has reported that former Oregon State coach Paul Casey has moved to the top of the field of candidates to replace Mainieri after Florida … [Read more...]