It’s been ten days since we folded up our chairs and trudged quietly out of the Jungle, shell shocked by the events of an East Carolina-UNC-Wilmington baseball game that lasted nine hours on paper but, in truth, was decided in about thirty minutes. If I still feel an ache, I know that the die-hard Diamond Bucs fans — the faithful Jungle fence leaners, the all-day tent … [Read more...]

As if it wasn’t already obvious enough to anyone who knows the difference between Greenville, North Carolina and it’s namesake South of the border, a recent event confirmed East Carolina’s status as an elite national baseball program. And no, it wasn’t the 44 wins this year’s team rang up, the NCAA regional the Pirates just hosted or the loyal legion of fans whose support … [Read more...]

East Carolina vaulted into the national rankings in February after taking two of three games from North Carolina in a multi-site series. The Pirates remained among the country's elite during an exceptional season. ECU (44-18) was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament in a regional at Clark-LeClair Stadium that included lengthy delays from Mother Nature after the top-seeded … [Read more...]

More than 400 East Carolina student-athletes started the 2017-’18 school year after a summer of training, full of hopes for their upcoming season. After campaigns for 18 different sports with varying degrees of success, only two are still competing. Hosting a regional didn’t end the way the baseball team or the Pirate Nation had hoped, and even with the happy news of … [Read more...]