GREENVILLE — Facing the dire circumstances of a 2-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning, East Carolina came through for a 7-6 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates (44-16) got hits from Ryley Johnson and Ryan McCrystal to start the decisive rally. Jacob Jenkins-Cowart had an RBI single up the middle to bring ECU within … [Read more...]
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BASEBALL NEWSEvansville’s winning hand: Ace high
GREENVILLE — Evansville wasn't playing poker on Friday in the NCAA regional opener at Clark-LeClair Stadium, but an ace and a jack keyed a 4-1 win over East Carolina. The ace of the Aces, freshman left-hander Kenton Deverman, was masterful as he limited ECU to three hits over eight innings. Kip Fougerousse provided what proved to be the winning margin in the third for … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates ready for Greenville regional
How ready is East Carolina to get its NCAA Tournament regional underway at Clark-LeClair Stadium? Right fielder Jacob Jenkins-Cowart woke up Thursday morning and thought it was game day. The top-seeded Pirates (43-15) open play on Friday at 1 p.m. against fourth-seeded Evansville (35-23), champions of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. ECU has had a break since … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEWake color analyst Lary Sorensen joins Bubba Rosenbaum
Wake Forest baseball color analyst and former Major League pitcher Lary Sorensen joins Bubba Rosenbaum for this episode of the The Sports Objective‘s series of YouTube clips. Rosenbaum and Sorensen look at the postseason and discuss the personnel of the second-seeded Demon Deacons and top seed East Carolina ahead of this weekend's NCAA Greenville Regional at Clark-LeClair … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSGreenville regional bracket set
The Greenville bracket of the NCAA tournament was announced with the field of 64 on Monday. Host East Carolina (43-15) is the top regional seed and the No. 16 national seed. The Pirates will take on fourth-seeded Evansville (35-20) in the opening game of the double-elimination event on Friday at 1 p.m. (ESPN+). Wake Forest (38-20), the No. 2 regional seed, plays … [Read more...]