GREENVILLE — East Carolina opened its American Athletic Conference series against No. 18 Connecticut with a 5-1 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Thursday night. The 12th-ranked Pirates got 14 strikeouts from junior left-hander Jake Agnos (5-2) in eight and two-thirds innings. Evan Voliva came on to get the final out on a foul pop that first baseman Alec Burleson tracked down … [Read more...]
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The Bradsher BeatECU track & field squads thrive on experience
Here are some numbers that help explain the sustained success of the East Carolina track and field teams: 14 – Number of Pirate seasons for head coach Curt Kraft 16 – Number of Pirate seasons for throwing coach David Price 11 – Number of Pirate seasons for sprints, relays and hurdles coach Udon Cheek 22 – Number of seniors on the current roster 6 – Number of … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates down Elon, 9-4
ELON — East Carolina took charge early in a 9-4 win at Elon on Tuesday night. The 12th-ranked Pirates (26-10) scored five runs in the first inning and never trailed. Bryant Packard, Spencer Brickhouse and Jake Washer hit home runs for ECU. Brickhouse hit a 3-run homer to right center in the top of the first and Washer added a solo shot to left center later in the opening … [Read more...]
Special Photo FeatureBonesville team bags Pigskin Pigout trophy
Purple Division winner Paul Gainey of The Bonesville Pig Cooking Crew and Gold Division winner Mark Copeland of the Pocosin Boys were among the trophy recipients in the 36th Annual Pigskin Pigout pig cooking contest. Below this list of the top finishers in the Purple (amateur), Gold (professional) and Showmanship divisions of the competition is a sample collection of snapshots … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskPirates transition to Summer conditioning
Saturday’s Spring football game at East Carolina was our last taste of pigskin until August. The weather certainly didn’t cooperate, but things could have been much worse with showers and storms all around. There had to be at least some talk of postponing the game, but luckily that move wasn’t necessary and the game went on as scheduled. I had the chance to conduct … [Read more...]