GREENVILLE — East Carolina won both ends of a doubleheader with Alabama-Birmingham on Friday, taking the American Athletic Conference series by scores of 6-2 and 4-3. The No. 15 Pirates (19-6, 3-2 AAC) go for a sweep of the Blazers (12-14, 1-4) on Saturday at noon. ECU went ahead to stay in the first game on an RBI single by Jacob Jenkins-Cowart that brought in Ryley … [Read more...]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTWilson Raynor’s unique view
No one has looked at East Carolina athletics like Wilson Raynor has. In his role as long snapper for the Pirates in football from 2005 to 2008, he saw things upside down before initiating punts and field goals. In his present avocation as a baseball umpire, he has seen pitches through a mask when calling behind the plate, including the Keith LeClair Classic earlier this … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates come back to sweep UNCW series
GREENVILLE — Relief pitching was effective for East Carolina after spotting UNC-Wilmington a 4-0 lead and the Pirates rallied for a 7-4 win on Tuesday night to sweep the season series with the Seahawks. ECU (17-6) had posted an 8-7 triumph in 10 innings in the Port City on March 12. "We played much better tonight," said skipper Cliff Godwin on the Pirate radio network … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSUTSA takes deciding game
SAN ANTONIO — First-year American Athletic Conference member Texas-San Antonio won its first league series with a 6-5 victory over No. 10 East Carolina on Sunday. The Pirates (16-6) put the potential tying run in scoring position in the top of the ninth with a 2-out double by Carter Cunningham before a ground out ended the game. The Roadrunners (12-12) led the rest of the … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates outscore UTSA to even series
SAN ANTONIO — East Carolina evened its American Athletic Conference series at Texas-San Antonio with a 14-10 win on Saturday to set up a deciding game on Sunday at 2 p.m. The No. 10 Pirates improved to 16-5 with six runs in a seventh inning that included a 2-run triple from Ryan McCrystal. ECU took a 3-1 lead in the third with RBI singles from Ryley Johnson and Jacob … [Read more...]