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...]
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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...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTSchwartz wary regarding Shockers
East Carolina basketball coach Mike Schwartz doesn't see a team that is 10-14 overall and 2-9 in the American Athletic Conference when he looks at Wichita State. He doesn't see a team that the Pirates were able to defeat on the road, 54-52, on Jan. 24. He doesn't see a team that is 2-9 in its own road endeavors. Schwartz sees a team that took No. 24 Florida Atlantic to … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSJohnson tallies 30 as Pirates perform on road
SAN ANTONIO — East Carolina posted its third American Athletic Conference road win of the season on Saturday, 84-73, at Texas-San Antonio as Brandon Johnson scored 30 points for the Pirates. Johnson made 10 of 19 field goal attempts, including seven of 11 from beyond the arc and three of five free throws. The Pirates outshot the Roadrunners from the field although ECU had … [Read more...]