GREENVILLE — No. 9 East Carolina overcame a pair of deficits to complete an American Athletic Conference sweep of Wichita State at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates (31-8, 11-4 AAC) trailed, 7-0, in the first game of a doubleheader before rallying for an 11-7 win. ECU won the second game, 11-4, after the Shockers (21-20, 7-8 AAC) had taken a 3-0 lead. The … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — After a dominant start, No. 9 East Carolina held off Wichita State for a 6-4 American Athletic Conference win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. The Pirates (29-8, 9-4 AAC) built a 6-0 lead as starting right-hander Trey Yesavage (8-1) short-circuited the Shockers (21-17, 7-6) with a career-high 15 strikeouts through six and two-thirds innings. A 7-3 … [Read more...]

East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin will occasionally refer to some wisdom from his former ECU coach Keith LeClair. "A baseball season is not a sprint, it's a marathon," LeClair would say. The Pirates played a marathon within the marathon on Tuesday night as they took a 14-13 win in 13 innings at William & Mary. The contest lasted five hours and 30 minutes … [Read more...]

WILLIAMSBURG, VA — East Carolina battled for five hours and 30 minutes on Wednesday night before emerging with a 14-13 win at William & Mary in 13 innings. Dixon Williams had an RBI single for the go-ahead run for the No. 9 Pirates (28-8) in the top of the 13th and Bristol Carter had a 2-run homer for a 14-11 lead. Th Tribe (25-12) scored twice in the bottom of the … [Read more...]