NEW ORLEANS — East Carolina evened its American Conference series at Tulane with a 9-6 victory on Saturday night. The Pirates had taken a 6-2 lead on a grand slam by Michael Kalinich in the sixth inning before the Green Wave rallied to tie the score. ECU scored three runs in the eighth before Sean Jenkins got his sixth save. The Pirates improved to 22-13-1 overall and … [Read more...]
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Spring Practice VideoBlake Harrell Friday presser
East Carolina coach Blake Harrell addressed the media Friday and fielded questions after the team's second scrimmage. He noted that the team showed improvement compared to last Friday's scrimmage and reiterated as he has often done that the objective is continuous improvement. Harrell said that practice sessions will be held Monday, Wednesday and Friday of next week heading … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSTulane deals ECU a 4-1 loss
NEW ORLEANS — East Carolina dropped the opening game of its American Conference series at Tulane, 4-1, on Friday night. The outcome ended a 5-game winning streak for the Pirates, who slipped to 21-13-1 overall and 6-4 in league play going into the second game of the series on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+). Tulane scored first in the bottom of the first as Tye Wood came in … [Read more...]
JUNGLE TALESOn Deck with Tulane voice Corey Gloor
Play this episode of Jungle Tales with host Bubba Rosenbaum. Tulane play by play announcer and former East Carolina baseball voice Corey Gloor joins Rosenbaum to discuss this weekend's American Conference series between the host Green Wave and ECU. The first pitch will be Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans with additional games to follow on Saturday and … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates deal with coordinator attrition
Coaching transitions are sometimes a sign of success. The pursuit of personnel from unsuccessful programs is limited. East Carolina, coming off a 9-4 season, has moved on from its previous era of coordinators as John David Baker and Josh Aldridge had left the Ward Sports Medicine Building before the Military Bowl on Dec. 27. Baker, the offensive coordinator, returned to … [Read more...]