The East Carolina baseball team clinched the American Athletic Conference regular season championship and won its seventh straight league series this weekend by taking two of three at Wichita State. But those might not be the most significant things to happen to the Pirates over the past six days. Far more meaningful was Wednesday’s 9-5 victory against North Carolina in … [Read more...]

WICHITA, KS — East Carolina topped Wichita State 7-3 on Sunday to take the American Athletic Conference series two games to one. Jordan Boyer stole home in the first inning to give the Shockers a 1-0 lead, but the Pirates scored four runs in the third and maintained the advantage. Eighth-ranked ECU improved to 39-12 overall and 18-3 in the AAC. The surge in the third … [Read more...]

WICHITA, KS — Wichita State's Clayton McGinness pitched a complete game in a 3-1 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina on Saturday. McGinness (5-4) allowed five hits and one earned run while walking one with four strikeouts. The Pirates (38-12, 17-3 AAC) took a 1-0 lead in the sixth after a leadoff single up the middle by Thomas Francisco. A sacrifice bunt … [Read more...]

WICHITA, KS — Jake Agnos pitched seven scoreless innings and Alec Burleson was 3-for-4 with four RBIs as No. 8 East Carolina opened an American Athletic Conference series at Wichita State with a 6-1 win on Friday night. The outcome clinched the AAC regular-season title for the Pirates. Agnos (8-2) started and allowed four hits while walking five and striking out … [Read more...]

East Carolina is in the midst of seven straight games on the road. The Pirates, ranked as high as No. 8, have won four in a row away from the supportive environment at Clark-LeCair Stadium. The latest win was a 9-5 conquest of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, no small feat considering the No. 12 Tar Heels were 29-3 at Boshamer Stadium going into the game. UNC starter Andrew … [Read more...]