GREENVILLE — Home runs from Carter Cunningham and Jacob Starling helped support four East Carolina pitchers who combined for 13 strikeouts in a 7-0 shutout of Rider at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The No. 11 Pirates won the series with the Broncs and will go for a sweep on Sunday at 2 p.m. ECU's dominance on the mound included four and two-thirds innings from … [Read more...]
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BASEBALL NEWSRecord crowd watches ECU roll, Byrd inspire
GREENVILLE — There were plenty of highlights for the largest opening day crowd ever at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday as No. 11 East Carolina rolled past Rider, 16-2, but none was bigger than Parker Byrd's eighth inning plate appearance. Byrd drew a walk as he became the first player in NCAA Division I history to play with a prosthetic leg. The lower portion of Byrd's right … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSFelton, Johnson help ECU even AAC record
GREENVILLE — R.J. Felton and Brandon Johnson each scored 21 points for East Carolina on Thursday night in a 68-55 American Athletic Conference win over Wichita State in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as the Pirates evened their league record at 6-6. ECU was 6-12 in the AAC in Mike Schwartz's first season as coach in 2022-23. The Pirates had won, 54-52, at Wichita State … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates open 2024 baseball season
East Carolina opens its 2024 baseball season on Friday with the first matchup in a 3-game series with Rider at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Pirates junior right-hander Trey Yesavage, who has made several preseason All-America lists, is scheduled to deliver the first pitch at 4 p.m. The contest will be shown on ESPN+. ECU went 47-19 in 2023 with an 18-6 record in the American … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates preparing for spring football
Since a 2-10 season in 2023, East Carolina coach Mike Houston has focused forward with changes designed to improve areas where the Pirates struggled last year, specifically on offense. "It's good to have a little bit of cool weather here the last couple of days," Houston said at a news conference on Wednesday that addressed the state of the program. "The kids appreciated … [Read more...]