FORT WORTH, TX — A 72-62 loss to Central Florida on Thursday night ended the 2020-21 season for East Carolina in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena. The Pirates (8-11) led 2-0 on a basket by Ludgy Debaut before the Knights (11-11) scored 10 unanswered points and stayed in front the rest of the way. First team all-conference … [Read more...]
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"VIEW FROM THE EAST" ON THE AAC TOURNAMENTAll-AAC star Gardner eyes tournament streak
On the day before East Carolina begins play in the American Athletic Conference Tournament in Fort Worth, junior Jayden Gardner became the first Pirate to make first team all-league as selected by the AAC coaches. ECU had not had a first-team pick since Maurice Kemp in 2013. That was when the Pirates were in Conference USA. Gardner was on the AAC second team as a … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsNorby powers Pirates past Blue Devils
DURHAM — Connor Norby hit a 3-run homer in the sixth inning to break a tie score at 5 and East Carolina went on to an 11-5 win over Duke at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Tuesday. The Pirates, who moved from No. 17 to No. 14 in this week's Division I Baseball rankings, improved to 10-2 with their second win this season over the Blue Devils (6-6), who lost, 6-1, in Greenville … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates post LeClair sweep with 10-2 win
GREENVILLE — East Carolina took control early and swept Appalachian State in the Keith LeClair Classic with a 10-2 win on Sunday. Thomas Francisco singled up the middle to score Connor Norby for a 1-0 ECU lead in the bottom of the first and the Pirates, ranked No. 17 by Division I baseball, led the rest of the way. Norby's infield single in the second brought in Josh … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsBearcats top ECU
GREENVILLE — Cincinnati closed a 12-0 run with a 3-pointer by Jeremiah Davenport to lead 67-53 with seven minutes left at East Carolina on Sunday and the Bearcats went on to an 82-69 American Athletic Conference win. ECU (8-10, 2-10 AAC) will be the No. 11 seed for the AAC Tournament in Fort Worth and will face sixth-seeded Central Florida (10-11, 8-10) on Thursday at 7 … [Read more...]