GREENVILLE — East Carolina held the lead provided by a four-run second inning to defeat UNC-Wilmington 6-4 on Tuesday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The No. 11 Pirates (21-6) got home runs from Connor Litton and Jake Washer. Freshman left-hander Alec Burleson (2-0) got the win in relief. “It’s good anytime you can win, but I thought we played good baseball tonight," said … [Read more...]
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Baseball‘Mustache March’ concludes with ‘Shave Off’
The East Carolina baseball program completed its most successful “Mustache March” campaign with the group shave Monday afternoon. For the third straight year the ‘shave off’ was shown live during the sports segment for WNCT-TV. With that many shavers and razors in one place anything could have happened. Thankfully, no one was injured for the third straight year as … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettCoaching search stymied by twists and turns
North Carolina Central’s LaVelle Moton withdrew his name from consideration for East Carolina’s basketball coaching position on Thursday, about 24 hours after he formally interviewed for the job. It’s a development that’s either an encouraging sign that the far-too-long process of finding a permanent replacement for Jeff Lebo is finally coming to an end or a troubling sign … [Read more...]
BaseballECU shuts out Shockers to take series
GREENVILLE — East Carolina won its American Athletic Conference series with No. 18 Wichita State on Saturday with a 5-0 victory in the deciding third game at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The No. 16 Pirates got seven and one-third innings from starter Tyler Smith with Ryan Ross, Gavin Williams and Davis Kirkpatrick completing the shutout. Connor Litton launched his fifth home … [Read more...]
BaseballPirates even series with No. 18 Wichita State
GREENVILLE — After a resounding loss to No. 18 Wichita State on Thursday night, No. 16 East Carolina responded with a 7-3 win over the Shockers at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. Chris Holba (6-0) allowed one run over six innings with home run support from Connor Litton and Brady Lloyd as the Pirates improved to 19-6 overall and 3-2 in the American Athletic … [Read more...]