BUIES CREEK — East Carolina was topped, 2-1, at Campbell on Tuesday for the sixth straight one-run loss for the Pirates to the Camels. ECU slipped to 1-3 without allowing an earned run. The Camels (2-2) got a leadoff double from Trent Rumley in the bottom of the first. He went to third on an error and scored on a passed ball. The Pirates tied the score in the sixth … [Read more...]
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BASKETBALL NEWSPirates take 85-75 road win over Rice
HOUSTON — East Carolina won its second straight American Conference game, 85-75, at Rice on Saturday. The Pirates improved to 9-16 overall and 4-8 in league play as Jordan Riley led four players into double-figure scoring with 22 points. Demitri Gardner had 21 points. Giovanni Emejuru tallied 17 and Corey Caulker added 14 as ECU won for the fourth time in its last six … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates get Saturday split, prevent sweep
GREENVILLE — East Carolina took a 12-5 win over Xavier to earn a doubleheader split and avoid a series sweep on Saturday. The Musketeers won the first game Saturday, 9-3. Jack Herring had a hit, a walk and was hit by a pitch in scoring three runs in the final game of the series as ECU outhit the visitors, 13-7, and played errorless defense. "A good way to bounce back … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSXavier holds on to top Pirates on opening day
GREENVILLE — East Carolina left the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth in a 4-3 loss to Xavier in the season opener on Friday. The Musketeers never trailed after a 2-run homer by Landon Mensik in the top of the first. The Pirates tied the score with lone runs in the fifth and sixth. Xavier scored a pair of runs in the eighth. Jack Herring homered for ECU in the … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSBalanced Pirates dispatch UTSA, 88-72
GREENVILLE — East Carolina kept Texas-San Antonio winless in American Conference play with an 88-72 victory in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday night. The Pirates improved to 8-16 overall and 3-8 in the American as Jordan Riley led five players into double figures with 19 points. Riley scored the 1,000th point of his two seasons at ECU on a free throw with … [Read more...]