GREENVILLE — East Carolina spotted Central Florida three runs in the first inning but came back for a 7-4 win to take the series and create the possibility of a sweep on Sunday. The 14th-ranked Pirates improved to 17-6 overall and 2-0 in the American Athletic Conference as Spencer Brickhouse's 3-run homer down the right field line in the fifth gave ECU a 5-3 lead. Ryder … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored 10 runs in the first three innings and held off Central Florida for a 13-8 win in the American Athletic Conference opener for both clubs at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. The 14th-ranked Pirates, who improved to 16-6, were paced offensively by Spencer Brickhouse, who was 3-for-5 with four RBIs. Alec Burleson (2-0) picked up the … [Read more...]

Jake Kuchmaner's perfect game for East Carolina on Sunday in a 3-0 win at Maryland completed a 3-game sweep for the No. 14 Pirates and assured the sophomore left-hander of a place in ECU history as the first pitcher to keep a runner from reaching base in a 9-inning contest. Kuchmaner has allowed just two hits in his last 23 and one-third innings after a period of inactivity … [Read more...]

Before my family moved to Eastern North Carolina two decades ago, I spent seven years in Cleveland County, NC, just a few miles from the campus of Gardner-Webb University. We spent time in the tiny burg of Boiling Springs, got to know GWU students and enjoyed an occasional cultural event on campus. The thing we never did, though, was think twice about the Running’ Bulldogs’ … [Read more...]

Jake Kuchmaner made Pirate history on Sunday with the school’s first ever perfect game in East Carolina’s 3-0 win over Maryland. Unfortunately, unless you were in College Park on Sunday, you didn’t get a chance to see the performance. The Big 10 plus streaming service showed the first game of the three-game set on Friday night. There was no coverage on Saturday and … [Read more...]