GREENVILLE — Lane Hoover is one of the smallest players on the East Carolina roster, but the little right fielder from Lincolnton came up huge in a 7-5 comeback win over Charlotte on Saturday night. Bryson Worrell set the stage for Hoover's heroics as he ripped an eighth-inning RBI double to right field to tie the score at 5. One-out walks to Alec Makarewicz and Zach … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — The lights beamed at Clark-LeClair Stadium throughout top seed East Carolina's 8-5 win over No. 4 seed Norfolk State on Friday afternoon, but it took awhile for the Pirates to get the power turned on. The biggest surge came in the sixth inning when Thomas Francisco turned on the final pitch of the game from Spartans left-hander James Deloatch (7-3) and muscled … [Read more...]

East Carolina is in a familiar position as regional host as the Pirates begin NCAA Tournament play today at noon against Norfolk State. ECU alumnus and coach Clif Godwin has been preparing his 41-15 team, the No. 13 national seed, for the event, but potential disruptive weather is not a factor within his control. "We're excited to be hosting our third straight regional," … [Read more...]

For the eighth time in school history East Carolina will be at the top of the pecking order in an NCAA baseball regional after being awarded the No. 1 seed in the Greenville Regional. The Monday announcement by the NCAA selection committee came a day after the committee selected the Pirates to host one of the 16 NCAA baseball regionals at Clark-LeClair Stadium. ECU … [Read more...]

For the sixth time in program history, East Carolina has been selected to host one of the 16 NCAA baseball regionals, the school announced on Sunday. The Pirates and three other teams to be announced by the NCAA selection committee will compete in the Greenville Regional over four days (Fri., June 4-Mon. June 7) to claim a berth in one of the eight NCAA super regionals … [Read more...]