GREENVILLE — Zach Root, Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman and Aaron Groller combined for a 2-hit shutout as No. 11 East Carolina took its series with Columbia with an 8-0 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates (13-4) were boosted offensively by 2-run homers from Dixon Williams and Carter Cunningham. ECU looks to sweep the Lions (3-10) on Sunday in an 11:30 a.m. … [Read more...]
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BASEBALL NEWSYesavage shines in series opening rout
GREENVILLE — East Carolina backed another stellar start by Trey Yesavage with an abundance of offense in a 17-3 win over Columbia on Friday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The second matchup of a 3-game series is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. Yesavage (4-0) yielded a solo home run to Cole Hage in the top of the first but by the time he had gone six innings, the No. 11 … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSBulls oust Pirates in AAC quarterfinals
FORT WORTH — A quarterfinal matchup with top-seeded South Florida in the American Athletic Conference tournament marked the end of the 2023-24 season for East Carolina on Friday at Dickies Arena. The Bulls (24-6) got 17 points each from Cobe Knox and Selton Miguel in an 81-59 win over the Pirates (15-18). Kasean Pryor and Chris Youngblood added 10 points apiece for the … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSAusar leads AAC tourney win over Tulsa
FORT WORTH — Ezra Ausar scored 28 points on 10 of 12 field goal shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead East Carolina to an 84-79 win over Tulsa in the second round of the American Athletic Conference tournament at Dickies Arena on Thursday. Ausar had a total of 17 points in ECU's 5-game losing streak leading up to the league event. "It was great to see the Ezra … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST‘New season’ starts for Pirates
East Carolina opens play in the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth against Tulsa today at 12:30 p.m. (ESPNU). "It's an exciting time of the year with conference tournaments," said Pirates coach Mike Schwartz on Tuesday. ECU (14-17, 7-11 AAC) has a 5-game losing streak. The Pirates closed the regular season with an 82-72 loss to … [Read more...]