East Carolina is undergoing a major roster overhaul after Joe Dooley's first season back as coach. Six players have expressed their intentions to transfer with ten players either signed or committed to come aboard the Pirate ship. Dooley and staff secured signed grants-in-aid or verbal pledges from half a dozen of the incoming talents in the last ten days. Dooley has placed … [Read more...]
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BASEBALL NEWSPirates blast Tulane 14-0 in series opener
GREENVILLE — East Carolina hit four home runs and four Pirate pitchers combined for a shutout in a 14-0 American Athletic Conference win over Tulane at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. ECU, ranked as high as No. 11, improved to 32-10 overall and 12-1 in league play with its seventh straight win. Spencer Brickhouse hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the first. The … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTHoops getting extreme makeover
Joe Dooley played with the hand he was dealt in terms of personnel in his first year back as East Carolina basketball coach. There were some big moments, including a home win over Cincinnati, but the final overall record was 10-21. The Pirates were 3-15 in the American Athletic Conference. Dooley promised to revamp the talent pool and ECU is in the midst of that … [Read more...]
The Bradsher BeatDominating Pirates rekindle visions of glory
I am all in on the 30th anniversary celebration of the movie “Field of Dreams.” It will forever and always be in my top five of all time, despite a few critics who hate happiness and seem determined to slam it, three decades later, as cheesy and improbable. Last weekend I discovered a deep dive podcast, “The Rewatchables,” about the 1989 film, and I reveled in every bit of … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates win 10-7 at ODU
NORFOLK — East Carolina scored five runs in the eighth inning and withstood a five-run ninth by host Old Dominion for a 10-7 nonconference win on Wednesday night. The 11-ranked Pirates improved to 31-10 while the Monarchs slipped to 24-16. ECU went ahead to stay on an RBI double by Dusty Baker in the third inning and subsequently added a run in the frame on an ODU … [Read more...]