GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored four runs in the eighth inning to down UNC-Wilmingto 8-5 at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Tuesday night. The 11th-ranked Pirates improved to 30-10 while UNCW fell to 20-22. The Seahawks scored twice in the top of the eighth to lead 5-4. A single by Chandler Jenkins got ECU started in the bottom of the eighth and Lane Hoover walked with one … [Read more...]

East Carolina swept No. 18 Connecticut this past weekend to run its league mark to 11-1 through four series in 2019. Unfortunately, if you’re following the national rankings, the sweep didn’t do all that much for ECU. The Pirates are ranked as high as 11th nationally by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. ECU is 12th by Perfect Game, D1Baseball and the USA … [Read more...]

Those that subscribe to the Vince Lombardi philosophy that 'winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,' aren’t going to want to hear this. But there’s just as much truth to the contrary view taken by another legendary coach, basketball hall of famer Morgan Wootten, who said that if you learn something from defeat, you haven’t really lost. The latter approach is the one … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina took two wins Saturday to sweep its American Athletic Conference series with Connecticut at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The No. 12 Pirates prevailed 5-2 in seven innings in the first game Saturday and won 9-7 in nine innings in the second game. ECU improved to 29-10 overall and 11-1 in the AAC. Trey Benton (4-0) got the win in relief of Jake … [Read more...]

It's said that history repeats itself. East Carolina may well be in the midst of that process, repeating a pattern that began with Steve Logan's dismissal as coach after the 2002 season. Logan had the most wins (69) in program history, but former athletic director Mike Hamrick fired him after a 4-8 season that culminated with a 42-26 home loss to Cincinnati that left the … [Read more...]