CINCINNATI — No. 14 East Carolina scored a tying run in the eighth inning and the winning run in the 10th inning to complete an American Athletic Conference sweep at Cincinnati with a 6-5 triumph in 10 innings on Sunday. The Pirates (34-14, 12-6 AAC) are a half-game behind Houston (28-19, 12-5) in the league standings going into a nonconference contest at Old Dominion on … [Read more...]
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Baseball NewsWilcoxen, Starling power Pirates to series win
CINCINNATI — East Carolina clinched its American Athletic Conference series at Cincinnati with an 11-3 win on Saturday as Justin Wilcoxen and Jacob Starling provided the power. Wilcoxen was 2-for-4 with a grand slam, two runs and five RBIs. Starling went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs and three RBIs. The 14th-ranked Pirates (33-14. 11-6 AAC) went ahead to stay on … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsECU wins series opener vs. Bearcats
CINCINNATI — East Carolina outhit host Cincinnati, 11-7, on Friday in taking a 9-3 win in the opener of a 3-game American Athletic Conference series. The Pirates. ranked No. 14 by D1Baseball, improved to 32-14 overall and 10-6 in the AAC. The Bearcats slipped to 20-25 for the season and 8-8 in league play going into game two of the series on Saturday at 2 p.m. … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirate$ uniting
The Pirates Unite fundraising effort made a giant leap forward with the recent announcement of a $5 million gift from the Isley family of Raleigh. The effort will finance some major athletic facility improvements that will include a much-needed indoor practice facility for football. Pirate Club Executive Director Ryan Robinson is monitoring the pulse of the drive. "The … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsHeels avoid ECU sweep
GREENVILLE — North Carolina avoided being swept in its 3-game regular season series with East Carolina by taking a 2-1 win over the Pirates at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Wednesday. In a game in which hits were scarce, the Tar Heels (29-17) scored first on a solo homer to left field by Vance Honeycutt in the top of the fourth inning. No. 14 ECU (31-14) tied the score in the … [Read more...]