GREENVILLE — East Carolina opened the 20th annual Keith LeClair Classic with a 17-4 win over Indiana as Jacob Starling led the Pirates offensively with 3-run homer in the fourth and a 3-run double in the fifth. ECU (6-2), ranked No. 9 nationally by D1Baseball, never trailed after a sacrifice fly by Justin Wilcoxen in the bottom of the first provided a 1-0 lead. In ECU's … [Read more...]
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Basketball NewsTulane tops Pirates, 81-78
NEW ORLEANS — East Carolina and Tulane played for the second time in three nights with the Green Wave winning, 81-78. on Friday as Jaylen Forbes scored 25 points. The Pirates had a 42-31 lead early in the second half. From a tie at 62, the Wave went on a 10-4 run that was capped by a drive from Forbes for a 72-66 Tulane advantage with 4:32 to go. ECU called time with … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsPirates post 83-68 Senior Night win over Wave
GREENVILLE — Ludgy Debaut and Dave Kasanganay played significant roles in their last games in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as East Carolina took an 83-68 win on Senior Night over Tulane on Wednesday. Debaut and Kasanganay both started. "The last 48 hours we had really talked about doing this for Ludgy and Dave," said Pirates coach Mike Schwartz on the ECU radio … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsBig frame sends Duke past Pirates
DURHAM — Jay Beshears hit a grand slam for Duke in an 8-run fifth inning and the Blue Devils downed No. 9 East Carolina, 9-0, on Tuesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Duke (6-2) went ahead, 1-0, in the fourth with two out on a solo homer to right by Andrew Fischer off of Danny Beal (1-1). The hosts started their half of the fifth with a bunt single by Giovanni DiGiacomo. … [Read more...]
View from the EastRest in peace, Terry Holland
Terry Holland, an accomplished basketball player, well-respected coach and highly-effective athletic administrator, died Sunday in Charlottesville, VA, at age 80. Holland was athletic director at East Carolina from 2004 to 2012. He was initially an advisor in the ECU AD search before telling officials he would like to be considered for the position. That spurred a rapid … [Read more...]