An unprecedented season of East Carolina basketball concluded on March 11 with a 72-62 loss to Central Florida in the American Athletic Conference Tournament in Fort Worth. The Pirates, who finished 8-10 after a 7-1 start, were 0-for-5 on 3-pointers and trailed, 36-27, at halftime. ECU went 3-for-16 from beyond the arc for the game, 18.8 percent. "Obviously, we didn't … [Read more...]
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Baseball NewsSeahawks sink Pirates
WILMINGTON — UNC-Wilmington ended East Carolina's 7-game winning streak by downing the Pirates, 10-2, on Wednesday night. ECU (13-3) had surged into the Top 10 nationally in multiple polls before being outhit, 17-5. The hosts scored all of their runs after the Pirates took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Thomas Francisco had an RBI single in the top of the first and … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsECU sweeps Niners
GREENVILLE — East Carolina took all three games of its weekend series with Charlotte, completing a sweep with a 3-1 win on Sunday at Clark-LeClair Stadium as Connor Norby and Josh Moylan hit home runs for the No. 14 Pirates. The visitors took a 1-0 lead in the first after loading the bases with no outs. Aaron McKeithan grounded into a double play but Craig Keuchel scored … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsHomers lift ECU to series win over 49ers
GREENVILLE — Home runs by Alec Makarewicz and Connor Norby accounted for East Carolina's scoring in a 3-1 win over Charlotte on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Carson Whisenhunt (3-0) pitched seven scoreless innings and C.J. Mayhue picked up his third save as No. 14 ECU improved to 12-2. Makarewicz homered to right field in the sixth to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead and … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates top Charlotte
GREENVILLE — Jake Kuchmaner and Gavin Williams turned in solid pitching performances as No. 14 East Carolina opened a 3-game series with a 7-4 win over Charlotte on Friday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The duo combined for 15 strikeouts without a walk and the Pirates (11-2) went ahead to stay when an RBI single by Ben Newton produced a 3-2 lead in the fourth. Newton … [Read more...]