CLEARWATER, FL — East Carolina rolled into Semifinal Saturday in the American Athletic Conference tournament with a 12-0 win in seven innings over Memphis on Friday at BayCare Ballpark. Gavin Williams (10-0) was in control throughout for the Pirates (40-14). The junior right-hander allowed four hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts. The Tigers (18-30) had stunned ECU, … [Read more...]

CLEARWATER, FL — While East Carolina had a day away from play in the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday, the Pirates' path through the event at BayCare Ballpark came into focus. Central Florida pounded Memphis, 17-1, in seven innings on ECU's day off, dropping the Tigers into a rematch from the first round with the Pirates. If top-seeded ECU (39-14) can … [Read more...]

CLEARWATER, FL — East Carolina's games in the 2021 American Athletic Conference Tournament have started in similar fashion but an elimination game against Cincinnati on Tuesday had a better outcome for the Pirates. Connor Norby led off the bottom of the first with a home run in an 11-1 loss to Memphis on Monday and the AAC Player of the Year homered again at the top of the … [Read more...]

CLEARWATER, FL -- Memphis hit four home runs to upset East Carolina, 11-1, in seven innings on Tuesday in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament.   The Pirates, the No. 1 seed for the event, move into an elimination game on Wednesday at 3 p.m. against Cincinnati, which fell to Central Florida, 14-10 in the opening game Tuesday as the Knights scored … [Read more...]

CLEARWATER, FL — Regular-season champion East Carolina starts play in the American Athletic Conference Tournament today (Tuesday) at 12:45 p.m. against eighth-seeded Memphis. The Pirates are 38-13 overall and went 20-8 in league play. Memphis (17-37, 7-25) went 0-4 against ECU in Greenville on April 9-11 as the Pirates outscored the Tigers, 32-13. ECU is ranked No. 11 … [Read more...]