CHAPEL HILL — Vance Honeycutt homered to left in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift No. 15 North Carolina to a 2-1 win over No. 11 East Carolina on Friday at Boshamer Stadium. UNC (5-0) took a 1-0 lead in the second when Luke Stevenson scored on a double to left by Alex Madera. ECU (3-2) tied the score in the fifth after a 1-out single by Ryley Johnson. Carter … [Read more...]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTECU on run going to Rice
The 30th anniversary of East Carolina's last trip to the NCAA basketball tournament was last year, which was also Mike Shwartz's first season as coach of the Pirates. Given the parity in the American Athletic Conference this season and ECU's current trend of defying the program's tradition of hoops struggles, the Pirates would appear to have a chance to end their string of … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSCamels Knipp ECU, 7-6
BUIES CREEK — Grant Knipp didn't do it all for Campbell in a 7-6 win over No. 11 East Carolina on Tuesday, but he did quite a bit. Knipp had a 3-run homer and four RBIs before shedding his catching gear to pick up a save in his mound debut in the ninth. The Camels (3-1) posted their third win over a ranked opponent after a 2-1 series triumph against No. 17 Cal Santa … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSSubduing Wave makes ECU history
GREENVILLE — East Carolina sailed into uncharted waters in terms of its program history with an 81-67 win over Tulane in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Sunday. R.J. Felton scored 21 points and Brandon Johnson tallied 20 as the Pirates improved to 7-6 in league play with their third straight triumph in the American Athletic Conference. It is the most conference wins … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates sweep opening series with shutout
GREENVILLE — No. 11 East Carolina completed a 3-game sweep of Rider on Sunday with its second straight 7-0 win over the Broncs at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Cam Clonch completed the scoring in a 4-run second inning with a 3-run homer down the right field line after Dixon Willians had driven in Jacob Jenkins-Cowart with the initial run on a single to right. Jenkins-Cowart went … [Read more...]