MEMPHIS — East Carolina broke a scoreless deadlock at Memphis with four runs in the 13th inning for a 4-1 American Athletic Conference win on Friday night. C.J. Mayhue had a no-hitter for the Pirates through nine innings and his starting counterpart, Landon Gartman, held ECU hitless through eight innings. Ben Newton's single to center in the 13th brought in Jacob Starling … [Read more...]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTResilient Pirates surge to first in AAC
East Carolina recovered from a 12-3 loss at N.C. State on April 26 for a home sweep of Cincinnati that vaulted the Pirates into sole possession of first place in the American Athletic Conference with an 11-4 league record, a game ahead of Houston and Central Florida, who are each 10-5. "Just really proud of our guys," said Pirates coach Cliff Godwin. "We got down in both … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsWell stocked Pirates enter fray for O-linemen
Major recruiting success in the Class of 2022 and the return of quality, experienced talent from last season made offensive tackle seem like a low priority for East Carolina as the focus turned to the Class of 2023. But while the Pirates may not sign a high number of tackles in the '23 class, they haven't been shy about offering scholarships to a large group of highly ranked … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTShwartz shares his focus
Mike Schwartz has been on the job as East Carolina basketball coach for about five weeks. He talked about the priorities he has addressed after his first recruiting class was announced on Thursday. "I think that from the beginning, the most important things to me were three areas and that was the people of this university and the people around the community and in terms of … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsWorrell’s big bat triggers ECU sweep
GREENVILLE — Bryson Worrell went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs to lead East Carolina to a 6-3 win and a 3-game American Athletic Conference sweep of visiting Cincinnati on Sunday The Pirates improved to 27-18 overall and 11-4 in league play. ECU remained in first place in the AAC standings, a game ahead of Central Florida and Houston, each 10-5. Worrell hit a … [Read more...]