Fifth in a series examining incoming members of the AAC Moving day in the American Athletic Conference is coming up on July 1. That's when Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston leave the AAC for the Big 12. Programs that will join the American from Conference USA with the new fiscal year include Alabama-Birmingham, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice and … [Read more...]
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Basketball NewsPirates nip Tulsa, 62-60
TULSA, OK — Jaden Walker scored 24 points to lead East Carolina to a 62-60 American Athletic Conference win at Tulsa on Tuesday night. Walker played all 40 minutes for the Pirates (14-13, 5-9 AAC), hitting eight of 11 field goal attempts while claiming five rebounds with three assists. The Golden Hurricane (5-22, 1-15) had its biggest lead at 30-19 and held a 32-25 … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsCamels top ECU in 10th
BUIES CREEK — Pinch hitter Logan Jordan hit an RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift Campbell to a 6-5 win over No. 11 East Carolina on Tuesday at Jim Perry Stadium. Eight Pirate pitchers yielded seven walks and hit six Camel batters. "Too many freebies," said ECU skipper Cliff Godwin on the Pirate radio network. Lawson Harrill scored the … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVERemembering Jeff Charles
Watch these two special "Remembering Jeff Charles" episodes of the The Sports Objective's series of podcasts and YouTube clips. In Part 1 (top), Wake Forest and Marshall play by play announcers Stan Cotten and Steve Cotton, ECU radio network commentators and former ECU football players Kevin Monroe and Andrew Bayes and ECU alum and radio industry professional Brian "B" Paize … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates unleash barrage for series sweep
GREENVILLE — East Carolina delivered an impressive offensive performance to complete a season-opening 3-game sweep of George Washington with a 23-5 victory on Sunday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. ECU had 20 hits including home runs from Justin Wilcoxen, Alec Makarewicz, Cam Clonch and Ryley Johnson. The Pirates took the lead on a 2-run double by Jacob Starling in the bottom … [Read more...]