MOUNT PLEASANT, SC — East Carolina topped College of Charleston, 8-5, in the completion of a suspended game before the Cougars evened the 3-game series with a 4-3 win in the regularly-scheduled contest on Saturday. The deciding matchup is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. The Cougars (11-8) went ahead to stay in the second game on a 3-run homer by Preston Hall in the bottom of the … [Read more...]
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Baseball NewsECU leads suspended game
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC — The opener of a 3-game series between East Carolina and College of Charleston was suspended Friday due to inclement weather with the Pirates leading 6-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Cougars had runners on first and third with one out when play was halted. The contest is scheduled to resume Saturday at 1 p.m. with the second game of the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTVolunteers first for Schwartz, for now
From a hotel room in Indianapolis, where Tennessee is preparing to launch its bid in the NCAA Tournament, Michael Schwartz was introduced Wednesday as East Carolina's new basketball coach. "We're looking forward to welcoming Mike and his wife, Stephanie and his two daughters, Sydney and Samantha to Greenville and meet all of Pirate Nation at the appropriate time," said ECU … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsNo. 21 Monarchs win on walk in 10th
NORFOLK — Old Dominion took a 9-8 win over visiting East Carolina with a bases-loaded walk on a full count pitch with two out in the bottom of the 10th inning on Tuesday. The No. 21 Monarchs (14-1) came back from a 7-3 deficit to lead 8-7 before ECU (9-8) evened the score on an RBI single by Lane Hoover in the sixth. The Pirates took a 2-0 lead in the first on RBI singles … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsECU takes series on Jenkins-Cowart homer
GREENVILLE — Jacob Jenkins-Cowart led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a home run down the right-field line to lift East Carolina to a 4-3 win over Saint Mary's of California in the deciding contest of a 3-game series on Sunday evening at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Gaels held off the Pirates for a 6-5 win in the first game on Sunday. ECU scored three times in the … [Read more...]