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...]
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Basketball NewsDooley gets the boot
East Carolina's long-suffering journey along the bumpy roads of NCAA Division I basketball reached another crossroads late Friday as head coach Joe Dooley was relieved of his duties for the second time in 23 years. ECU athletic director Jon Gilbert announced Dooley's departure from the program in a press release that was issued minutes after WNCT-TV sportscaster Brian Bailey … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsECU deals Gaels 7-2 setback
GREENVILLE — A 4-run third inning was more than enough support for East Carolina pitchers Jake Kuchmaner and Garrett Saylor on Friday in a 7-2 win over Saint Mary's of California at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates went ahead to stay on a solo homer to left by Ryder Giles that provided a 1-0 lead in the third. Lane Hoover's RBI single brought in Bryson Worrell for a 2-0 … [Read more...]
Basketball News: AAC TournamentPirates fall to Cincinnati
FORT WORTH, TX — Tristen Newton's 3-pointer with 3:44 left to play gave Eat Carolina a 63-62 lead, but the Pirates didn't score again in a 74-63 loss to Cincinnati on Thursday in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena. Pirates coach Joe Dooley voiced his frustration after ECU finished 15-15 for its first non-losing season since the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST: AAC TOURNAMENTPirates hope third time is the charm
East Carolina will try to verify that old adage regarding tournament basketball — that it's tough to beat a good team three times — as the ninth-seeded Pirates (15-14) face eighth-seeded Cincinnati (17-14) in the opening game of the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth today (ESPNU, 1 p.m.). The winner advances to play top-seeded Houston … [Read more...]