GREENVILLE — East Carolina completed a three-game sweep of visiting Marist on Sunday with a 10-5 win as a four-run third inning put the Pirates ahead to stay. Ryder Giles had a single to center in the decisive frame that brought in Turner Brown for a 5-4 Pirates lead. Brady Lloyd drove in two runs with a single to right. A ground-rule double by Spencer Brickhouse scored … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Connecticut got 20 points and 10 rebounds from Josh Carlton in an 82-73 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Sunday. Carlton, a sophomore, played at nearby South Central before finishing his high school career at DeMatha in Washington, D.C. The Pirates were within 64-62 on a layup by Jayden Gardner with 5:36 to go but the Huskies responded … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Christian Smallwood doubled off the left field fence to score Turner Brown from second and lift East Carolina to a 4-3 walk-off win over Marist in the 12th inning at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The 14th-ranked Pirates improved to 11-5 and will seek to sweep the three-game series with the Red Wolves (4-7) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Marist took a 1-0 lead in … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Jake Agnos, Zach Barnes and Cam Colmore combined for a shutout as East Carolina took its series opener with visiting Marist, 5-0, on Friday afternoon. Agnos (2-1) started and went seven innings as the Pirates improved to 10-5. The left-hander allowed four hits and walked one while striking out 10. Barnes yielded two hits and had one strikeout. Colmore … [Read more...]

All is quiet on the East Carolina football front. That will be changing shortly. "It's spring break for the players," new Pirates coach Mike Houston said this week. "I took a couple of days. My wife has me out on a honey-do list." The Houston family has moved to Greenville. "We're trying to get settled and get stuff fixed around the house," Houston said. "All that, so … [Read more...]