New offensive line coach Allen Mogridge is not letting the grass grow under his feet in his new home as offensive line coach at East Carolina. Mogridge, who takes over for the legendary Steve Shankweiler, returned briefly to campus from the recruiting trail on Wednesday and was soon gone again in the search for prospective players. "I flew into Greenville this morning to put … [Read more...]
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Baseball NewsCamels hold off ECU
GREENVILLE — No. 15 East Carolina overcame deficits of four and five runs against No. 14 Campbell on Tuesday night before a crowd of 4,663 at Clark-LeClair Stadium, but the Camels stranded two ECU runners in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth for a 14-13 win. Campbell (40-11) has taken three 1-run wins over the Pirates (38-15) this season. "Our guys battled," … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsA-Mak leads ECU to sweep
GREENVILLE — East Carolina got two home runs and four RBIs from Alec Makarewicz in an 11-7 win over visiting Memphis on Sunday to complete a 3-game American Athletic Conference sweep. The No. 14 Pirates (38-14, 15-6 AAC) remained a half-game behind first place Houston (31-20, 15-5) in the league standings. ECU led 11-1 after six innings and withstood a late surge by the … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates turn on power, take series on Senior Day
GREENVILLE — A pitching duel transformed into a slugfest for No. 14 East Carolina in a 10-3 American Athletic Conference series-clinching win over Memphis on Senior Day at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates (37-14, 14-6 AAC) seek a sweep in the series finale on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Outfielder Lane Hoover as well as pitchers Carter Spivey and Garrett Saylor … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates pull away early
GREENVILLE — A 3-run homer by Justin Wilcoxen capped the scoring in a 6-run first inning for No. 14 East Carolina and led to a 10-4 American Athletic Conference win over Memphis at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. The Pirates improved to 36-14 overall and 13-6 in league play going into the second game of the series with the Tigers (26-23, 8-11) on Saturday at 4 … [Read more...]