MEMPHIS — East Carolina took both ends of a doubleheader at Memphis on Saturday to sweep the three-game American Athletic Conference series. The No. 11 Pirates took both games by 4-2 margins. A four-run fifth inning provided the win in the first game after the Tigers had taken a 2-0 lead in the first on RBI singles by Alec Trela and Cale Henneman. Bryant Packard single … [Read more...]
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BaseballHolba helps ECU top Tigers
MEMPHIS — Sophomore right-hander Chris Holba of East Carolina improved to 9-0 as the Pirates won the opening game of their American Athletic Conference series at Memphis, 5-1, on Friday night. Holba started and went seven and one-third innings. He allowed seven hits and one run (earned) while walking one and striking out four. Davis Kirkpatrick pitched the remainder of … [Read more...]
View from the East on FootballResults needed from defensive hires
East Carolina ranked 129th and last in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2017 in total defense, allowing 541.7 yards per game, and scoring defense, yielding 45.0 points per contest. Coach Scottie Montgomery addressed factors that led to those deficiencies by hiring ECU alumnus David Blackwell as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Blackwell was involved in … [Read more...]
View from the East on BaseballGodwin involved on both ends of streak
Duke has not beaten East Carolina in baseball since 1998, a streak of 17 wins for the Pirates that was extended Tuesday night with a 9-2 victory for ECU at Jack Coombs Field in Durham. Pirates coach Cliff Godwin has contributed to the success against the Blue Devils as a player going back to the outset of the streak and most recently as coach at ECU. Chris Pollard became … [Read more...]
BaseballPirates bounce back at Duke
DURHAM — Coming off a series loss at home to South Florida, No. 12 East Carolina found an abundance of offense in a 9-2 win over No. 9 Duke at Jack Coombs Field on Tuesday night. The Pirates had 15 hits with Jake Washer going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Dwanya Williams-Sutton went 3-for-5 with an RBI. Connor Litton and Alec Burleson each had two hits and drove in a run. The … [Read more...]