National rankings make for great fan talk. Those same rankings put a target on your back. South Florida came to Greenville this weekend and set sights on a series win over a top ten program on the road. The Bulls were blown out in game one. USF rallied to take the next two games and for the first time this season East Carolina dropped a series. This one especially … [Read more...]
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Insights from BrettPirates enter key stretch in drive to postseason
The East Carolina baseball team put the first two men on base in the bottom of the second Friday against South Florida’s Shane McClanahan, a left-hander who throws in the mid-90s and is projected as a high first round Major League draft pick come June. Already trailing by a run and knowing that scoring might be at a premium, the situation called for light-hitting Turner … [Read more...]
BaseballBulls edge ECU, 5-4
GREENVILLE — South Florida topped East Carolina 5-4 on Sunday to win the American Athletic Conference series with the Pirates two games to one. The Bulls took a 2-0 lead in the first inning against ECU starter Trey Benton (4-5) on a two-run double by Chris Chatfield. Brady Lloyd's two-out double led to a three-run inning for the Pirates in the third. Spencer Brickhouse … [Read more...]
BaseballUSF evens series with decisive win
GREENVILLE — South Florida evened its American Athletic Conference series at East Carolina on Saturday with a 13-1 win at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Peter Strzelecki (6-2) pitched a complete game as the Bulls improved to 22-13 overall and 6-5 in the AAC. Tyler Smith (5-1) was dealt his first loss of the season for the Pirates (26-8, 5-3). Coco Montes led the Bulls … [Read more...]
The Bradsher BeatFGCU star foresees culture shock for ECU hoops
Christian Terrell has a message for any current or prospective East Carolina basketball player who might be tempted to play fast and loose with team or university rules or bolt to another program when things get difficult: A program run by Joe Dooley might not be the right fit for you. Terrell, who averaged 12 points and 4.9 rebounds for Florida Gulf Coast this season and … [Read more...]