(Editor's note: Robert Morgan passed away on July 16, 2016, at age 90. This article, originally published in the 2007 edition of Bonesville The Magazine, recounts the battles he and others waged decades ago against North Carolina's entrenched political and news media establishments to transform East Carolina College into East Carolina University and establish a powerhouse … [Read more...]
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Football RecruitingGrad transfer Chase rekindles ties with ECU
East Carolina and Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium made an indelible impression on Justin Chase on a late September afternoon back in 2015. Then a highly regarded offensive line recruit from Chesapeake, VA, who had already made a verbal commitment to play for the Pirates, Chase had driven to Greenville with his father to watch ECU face Atlantic Coast Conference power Virginia Tech. It … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTAdjustments the new normal for Pirates
College football is in an unprecedented phase of inactivity due to efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus. East Carolina coach Mike Houston and staff are doing their best to cope, continuing to recruit and develop players despite unanticipated limitations. Houston conducted a teleconference on Tuesday. "We hope we can get out on the road and go see the recruits," … [Read more...]
COLLEGE SPORTS NEWSECU athletics on hold
East Carolina was scheduled to take on Memphis in the American Athletic Conference basketball tournament in Fort Worth, TX, on Thursday at 10 p.m., but that event was canceled Thursday morning. Numerous conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament were called off in attempts to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In addition, it was subsequently announced that … [Read more...]
Baseball NewsPirates’ winning streak ends on walk-off homer
WILMINGTON — Matt Suggs hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give UNC-Wilmington a 5-2 win over No. 19 East Carolina on Wednesday night. Suggs was 0-for-4 in the nonconference contest before connecting with the first pitch from Ryder Giles (0-1) and sending it over the fence in left center. A double to right center by Brooks Baldwin got UNCW (11-5) started in the … [Read more...]