East Carolina absorbed some significant losses via graduation and the transfer portal at the linebacker positions following the 2023 season, including starter Teylor Jackson and former four-star prospect RaRa Dillworth. The Pirates are also scheduled to see projected 2024 starters Mike Edwards and Kingston McKinstry complete their eligibility next fall. Those combined … [Read more...]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTBand of baseball brothers bids farewell
The postgame news conference Monday after East Carolina's season ended with a 6-5 loss to Evansville in the championship game of the Greenville regional was about what six seniors had meant to the program and what playing for the Pirates had meant to them. Coach Cliff Godwin led off after the Pirates went 46-17 in his 10th season with a fifth straight American Athletic … [Read more...]
A GLIMPSE AT THE RECRUITING HORIZON2025 defensive linemen on ECU’s radar
East Carolina will lose some significant talent at the defensive line positions following the 2024 season, which has made securing talent there a focus of the 2025 recruiting class. Major contributors D'Anta Johnson and Suirad Ware, along with Ohio State transfer Jaden McKenzie, are scheduled to complete their eligibility with the Pirates next fall. Those pending departures … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSEvansville has its day as 2024 closes for ECU
GREENVILLE — Every dog has its day and that includes underdog Evansville, which wrapped up the Greenville regional championship on Monday with a 6-5 win over East Carolina. Seeded fourth among four teams in the double-elimination event, the Purple Aces were plus $850 on a $100 bet to advance to the Super Regional last Friday when they stunned the top-seeded Pirates, 4-1, in … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates a win away from Super Regional
GREENVILLE — East Carolina has come full circle in the Greenville Regional. After being relegated to a series of must-win games with a 4-1 loss to fourth-seeded Evansville on Friday, the top-seeded Pirates will battle the Purple Aces for the regional championship on Monday at 12:06 p.m. ECU (46-16) got its bats going for a 10-7 win over Virginia Commonwealth before … [Read more...]