Louisville coach Dan McDonnell and players Reid Detmers, Tyler Fitzgerald and Drew Campbell spoke with reporters after the Cardinals defeated ECU in the opening game of the NCAA Louisville Super Regional on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Jim Patterson Stadium. (Recorded by Al Myatt) … [Read more...]
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NCAA GREENVILLE REGIONAL PREVIEWCards have stepped it up since C-USA days
East Carolina's last baseball venture to Louisville in 2005 produced a 3-game sweep for the Pirates in a Conference USA series. That was the year the Cardinals opened Jim Patterson Stadium, site of the pending Super Regional which features ECU and the Cardinals. Games in the best-of-three format are scheduled for noon today, 3 p.m. on Saturday and, if necessary, at noon on … [Read more...]
Photo Feature: Louisville Super RegionalSuper Regional Gallery: Pirates in Louisville
Brian Bailey and WNCT-TV Sports were on hand in Louisville on Thursday as the East Carolina baseball team made media appearances and conducted a practice session a day after arriving on a flight from Eastern North Carolina. The still frames in this image gallery are courtesy of WNCT-TV. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.) … [Read more...]
The Bradsher BeatPirates ready to ride the next wave
Media members and Pirate fans have worried this week about the quick turnaround for East Carolina baseball — just three days rest between the pandemonium of the Greenville Regional and the opening game of the Super Regional in Louisville. But listen to the players who spoke to the media Wednesday morning before boarding a plane bound for Kentucky, and it’s clear that they … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettColeman represents milestone recruit for ECU
There was big news involving an East Carolina athletic program over the past week. And no, it wasn’t the baseball team’s galant run through the loser’s bracket to an NCAA regional title — although that was newsworthy in its own right, especially the way the Pirates did it. Overshadowed by the success of ECU coach Cliff Godwin and his team, and their ongoing quest for a … [Read more...]