GREENVILLE — Four N.C. State pitchers combined for a 3-hit shutout as the Wolfpack took a 2-0 win at East Carolina on Tuesday. The loss put the Pirates at 14-12 going into the start of American Athletic Conference play at Cincinnati on Friday at 5 p.m. The Bearcats are 9-13 going into a home game Wednesday night against Xavier. State (16-8), ranked No. 22 in Collegiate … [Read more...]
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Basketball NewsChange still unfolding for ECU basketball
A year after losing superstar forward Jayden Gardner to Virginia via the transfer portal and less than two weeks after Michael Schwartz succeeded the ousted Joe Dooley as head coach, the East Carolina basketball program got another jolt of change on Monday. Guard Tristen Newton, the team's leading scorer, announced via Twitter that he will enter the transfer portal and … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsVCU rally avoids sweep
GREENVILLE — Virginia Commonwealth scored five runs in the last three innings for a 5-2 win at East Carolina on Sunday. The Pirates (14-11) were in position to sweep the Rams (12-10) with a 2-0 lead through six innings on back-to-back solo home runs by Carter Cunningham and Bryson Worrell in the third. VCU got one run back in the seventh as Connor Hujsak scored on a … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates capture series with fourth straight win
GREENVILLE — For the second straight game, a 5-run third inning proved decisive for East Carolina as the Pirates clinched a series victory over visiting Virginia Commonwealth with a 7-5 win on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. ECU (14-10) seeks to sweep the Rams (11-10) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Ryan McCrystal started the big inning for the Pirates with a single through the … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsECU takes series opener
GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored five runs in the third inning to support a solid start by senior left-hander Jake Kuchmaner in an 8-2 win over visiting Virginia Commonwealth on Friday night. The Pirates improved to 13-10 going into the second matchup of a 3-game series with the Rams (11-9) on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Zach Agnos was 3-for-4 with two … [Read more...]