East Carolina's wide receiver corps took some significant hits during the offseason with its second-leading pass catcher Audie Omotosho completing his eligibility and All-American Athletic Conference second-team pick Tyler Snead opting to forgo his final year to pursue a professional career. The Pirates then started spring practice in March minus the top returning receiver … [Read more...]
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Baseball NewsPirates take series at Cincinnati in slugfest
CINCINNATI — East Carolina topped Cincinnati, 12-10, on Sunday to win the American Athletic Conference opening series two games to one. The Pirates (16-13) led 9-3 but the Bearcats (10-6) came back to take a 10-9 lead. ECU got the tying run in the sixth as Jacob Starling came home on an error on a single to center by Jacob Jenkins-Cowart. The Pirates went ahead in the … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsHome runs help Pirates even series
CINCINNATI — Home runs from Jacob Jenkins-Cowart and Jacob Starling accounted for five runs as East Carolina topped Cincinnati, 8-4, on Saturday to even the American Athletic Conference series. The third and deciding game is scheduled for Sunday at noon. The Pirates (15-13, 1-1 AAC) went ahead to stay when Ben Newton scored on a single to center by Lane Hoover in the top … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsFast start sends Cincy past Pirates
CINCINNATI — Four runs in the first inning sent host Cincinnati to a 7-3 win over East Carolina on Friday in the American Athletic Conference opener for both clubs. The Pirates slipped to 14-13 on the season despite a pair of solo home runs by Alec Makarewicz. Cincinnati (10-14), which was 1-8 against ECU in 2021, got on the board early with a 2-run double by Cole Harting … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirate bats too quiet
N.C. State is averaging 8.2 runs per game. East Carolina limited the nationally-ranked Wolfpack to just two runs on Tuesday, but the problem was the Pirates' inability to generate some offense of their own in a 2-0 loss to their regional rivals from Raleigh. "I thought we really pitched well, played good defense," said Cliff Godwin on Wednesday. "Our offense didn't show up, … [Read more...]