Athletic director Jon Gilbert recently expressed his confidence in basketball coach Mike Schwartz with a 1-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season. The move followed East Carolina's first winning season since 2012-13 when the Pirates were 23-12 and won the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. ECU went 19-14 in 2024-25 after losing a core of talent that included … [Read more...]
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BASEBALL NEWSPirates edged at Wichita State, 8-7
WICHITA — An outfield error put the leadoff man at second base in the bottom of the ninth and Wichita State capitalized with a walk-off single through the left side by Jaden Gustafson for an 8-7 win over East Carolina on Sunday. The Shockers took the American Athletic Conference series, 2-1. ECU slipped to 27-21 overall and 11-10 in the AAC going into a league series at … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSNorby, Wallace lead as ECU evens series
WICHITA —Ethan Norby was dominant for seven and two-thirds innings before Colby Wallace closed the door for East Carolina in a 6-1 American Athletic Conference win at Wichita State on Saturday. Norby (6-4) was perfect through five innings as the Pirates (27-20, 11-9 AAC) evened the series at 1-1 with the deciding game Sunday at 2 p.m. The sophomore left-hander was … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSShockers hold off ECU for 5-4 win
WICHITA —Wichita State didn't score after the second inning on Friday night but an early 5-0 advantage was sufficient for a 5-4 win over East Carolina in the opening game of an American Athletic Conference series. The Pirates (26-20. 10-9 AAC) scored four runs in the seventh and will look to even the 3-game set on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Shockers (14-30, 6-13 AAC) lived up … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTNorby returning to starting role at Wichita
Sophomore left-hander Ethan Norby will return to a Friday night starting role as East Carolina plays an American Athletic Conference series at Wichita State this weekend. Norby, 5-4 with a 3.67 earned run average, has been used in a relief role recently. Norby made two appearances out of the bullpen last weekend against Tulane, including six scoreless innings with eight … [Read more...]