The big knock. The clutch shot. The one key hit that would have made the difference in all three games eluded the Pirates all weekend long. Houston came to town to battle for first place in the American and took all three games in the series. In all three games East Carolina certainly had its chances. The weekend got off to a bad start on Friday, when ECU ace Chris Holba … [Read more...]
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Insights from BrettNot all of the week’s news was bad
There’s no way to sugarcoat it. Last week was almost a forgettable one for the East Carolina athletic program. It started with an unpopular cancellation of Tuesday’s much-anticipated baseball showdown at N.C. State and went downhill from there. From ace pitcher Chris Holba’s untimely illness to the three close losses to Houston that followed; from the softball team’s Senior … [Read more...]
BaseballCougars complete sweep
GREENVILLE — Houston held on Sunday to complete an American Athletic Conference sweep at East Carolina with a 6-5 win. Trailing 6-2, the Pirates loaded the bases in the ninth on walks to Connor Litton, Dusty Baker and Chandler Jenkins before a two-run double to right by Bryant Packard cut the margin to 6-4. A sacrifice fly by Jeremy Whitehead pulled the Pirates within 6-5 … [Read more...]
BaseballCougars capture series
GREENVILLE — An error and a wild pitch in the second inning helped Houston take a 2-0 lead and the Cougars went on to seal the American Athletic Conference series victory with a 3-1 win over East Carolina at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. A solo homer by Spencer Brickhouse in the seventh inning accounted for ECU's run. Alec Burleson (2-1) started and went four and … [Read more...]
BaseballHouston wins series opener
GREENVILLE — The virus that has been going through the East Carolina team sidelined scheduled starting pitcher Chris Holba (9-0) on Friday night as Houston took a 5-4 win in the opening game of an American Athletic Conference series at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Sophomore left-hander Jake Agnos made the start and went five-plus innings. He allowed seven hits and four runs (all … [Read more...]