GREENVILLE — Wichita State avoided an American Conference sweep at East Carolina on Sunday with a 13-1 win. The visitors took a 1-0 lead in the third on a sacrifice fly by Kaleb Duncan and stayed on top the rest of the way. The Pirates escaped a shutout in the eighth when Davin Whitaker's 2-out triple to deep right brought in Braden Burress and prevented a run-rule … [Read more...]
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FOOTBALL NEWSFootball closes spring with Purple-Gold clash
GREENVILLE — Quarterbacks Mitch Griffis and Emory Williams were on public display Saturday as East Carolina held its annual Purple-Gold scrimmage to complete spring practice at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates are coming off a 9-4 season and do not have a returning starting quarterback in the program. Griffis, who transferred from Texas Tech, directed a 7-play … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSNorby, Webb nix Wichita State for series win
GREENVILLE — East Carolina beat Wichita State by the same score on Saturday, 7-1, as on Friday night to take the American Conference series as Ethan Norby and Joe Webb combined for a dominant pitching performance at Clark-LeClair Stadium, The Pirates (24-15-1, 9-5 American) look to complete a sweep of the series on Sunday at 11 a.m. Norby (4-1) started and scattered … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPen helps Pirates pull away in series opener
GREENVILLE — Wichita State got the first run in the opening game of an American Conference series at East Carolina on Friday night, but the Pirates' bullpen held the Shockers scoreless over the last seven and two-thirds innings in a 7-1 ECU victory. The first five runs of the game came with two out. Nolan Ganter gave the Shockers a 1-0 lead in the first on an RBI single. … [Read more...]
JUNGLE TALESOn Deck with Wichita State voice Mike Kennedy
Play this episode of Jungle Tales with host Bubba Rosenbaum. Wichita State play by play announcer Mike Kennedy joins Rosenbaum to preview this weekend's American Conference series between the Shockers and host East Carolina. The first pitch will be Friday at 6:00 p.m. at Clark-LeClair Stadium with additional games to follow on Saturday (4:00 p.m.) and Sunday (1:00 p.m. Play the … [Read more...]