GREENVILLE — Jack Sinclair came into Sunday's game at East Carolina with a 1-4 record this season, but he delivered seven solid innings in a 6-1 Central Florida win as the Knights earned a 2-2 split in the American Athletic Conference series. The junior right-hander limited No. 9 ECU (28-7, 10-2 AAC) to four hits and one run (earned) while walking two and striking out … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Cliff Godwin watched the end of an 11-8 win over Central Florida on a computer on Saturday and he liked what he saw. "That was a really gutsy win by our players," said the Pirates coach, who was ejected in the seventh inning for arguing a ball call. ECU surged twice offensively after dropping the second game of a doubleheader to the Knights on Friday. The … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Central Florida earned a split with No. 9 East Carolina in an American Athletic Conference doubleheader with a 10-5 win in the second game on Friday after the Pirates prevailed, 4-2, in the opener. The victory by the Knights stopped ECU's home winning streak at 19 games and halted a string of 10 straight wins by the Pirates. ECU took its first AAC loss after … [Read more...]

East Carolina went to Houston for a baseball series that didn't take place last weekend. The Pirates, 26-5 overall and ranked No. 9 for the third straight week by Division I Baseball, continued their resolve of getting better every day despite the schedule gap generated by COVID protocols involving the Cougars. "It was one of those things," said ECU baseball coach Cliff … [Read more...]

For the second time this season the coronavirus pandemic has impacted East Carolina's baseball schedule. The 8th-ranked Pirates' four-game road series with fellow American Athletic Conference member Houston that was to begin with a doubleheader today (April 16) has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Cougars' program. The development was announced Thursday … [Read more...]