GREENVILLE — East Carolina collected 17 hits on Friday night and won the opening game of an American Athletic Conference series with South Florida, 15-2, at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Garrett Zech gave the Bulls a 1-0 lead with a home run in the top of the second but the Pirates got the tying run on a bases-loaded walk to Nick Barber in the bottom of the inning before Bryant … [Read more...]
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Hart-to-heart led to hire of Dooley
Special adviser to the chancellor Dave Hart found a basketball coach tailor-made for East Carolina, one that had already proven himself as a Pirate, albeit before the turn of the millennium. Hart took the personal approach in narrowing the field of candidates and ultimately selecting Joe Dooley. "The interviews we had in our home in Knoxville," Hart said. "I had done that … [Read more...]
BaseballPackard starts ECU on 3-0 win at Elon
Bryant Packard homered to center on the first pitch of the game as No. 7 East Carolina took a 3-0 win at Elon on Wednesday night. Jake Agnos (3-2), Davis Kirkpatrick, Ryan Ross and Alec Burleson (fourth save) combined for a two-hit shutout. Packard went 3-for-5 with two runs. He doubled with two out in the seventh and stole third. He scored on a single by Spencer … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingPirates fending off rivals for Atlanta star Powell
Ask head coach Rodney Cofield of the Douglass High School football team in Atlanta to describe Juan Powell's talents and the answer may surprise and impress you. “You know this kid they had at Louisville named Jackson,'' Cofield said, referring to the Cardinals' former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Lamar Jackson. “You take away the arm and that's what you're looking at … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskPirates on the move in national polls
Five games in five days over 5,000 miles is quite the challenge. East Carolina baseball not only accepted the challenge, they Pirates thrived through it and thus continued to rise in the national rankings. There are six organizations that rank college baseball teams. After taking two out of three from the University of Washington, the Pirates have cracked the top … [Read more...]