MEMPHIS, TN — Wichita State turned back East Carolina 73-57 in the opening round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night at the FedEx Forum. The Shockers, who have won 10 of their last 12 to improve to 18-13, got 15 points from Markis McDuffie, who made 11 of 12 free throws. Freshman Jayden Gardner led the Pirates (10-21) with 16 points and six … [Read more...]

Football isn’t the only sport at East Carolina to lean into the idea of “No Quarter.” The men’s golf team has demonstrated the idea of getting stronger as time goes on not just in tournaments, but in the whole of its schedule as well. At the micro level, the Pirates dramatically saved their best rounds for last at their past two competitions — their own ECU Intercollegiate … [Read more...]

DURHAM — Duke scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning and the No. 24 Blue Devils went on to a 7-2 win over No. 14 East Carolina at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Tuesday. A 2-run double by R,J. Schreck completed the scoring for the Blue Devils (12-5) in the opening frame. The Pirates (12-6) scored lone runs in the third and fifth innings In the third, Turner … [Read more...]

East Carolina went 4-1 this past week and is perhaps playing its best baseball of the season. The Pirates split their two games in Mississippi. ECU dropped the Tuesday game to 8th-ranked Mississippi State, 4-1, then on Wednesday beat 9th-ranked Ole Miss, 3-2. ECU then came home and swept Marist in a three-game series. After struggling offensively against the Bulldogs … [Read more...]

The feelings of dread were palpable inside Clark-LeClair Stadium as what had once been a five-run East Carolina lead against Western Carolina began to melt away in the final game of the Keith LeClair Classic two weekends ago. It was somewhat understandable, considering the ominous similarities the first weeks of this new season have taken on to the Pirates’ disastrous 2017 … [Read more...]