GREENVILLE — Alec Bohm hit two home runs and finished with six RBIs as No. 18 Wichita State blasted No. 16 East Carolina 14-3 on Thursday night in the opening contest of a three-game American Athletic Conference series. The Shockers took a 1-0 lead on Bohm's sixth homer of the season, a solo shot to right-center in the top of the first. The visitors scored runs in eight of … [Read more...]
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The Bradsher BeatECU lacrosse team finds an elder in Cheripko
It could have been just another night taking orders and serving food at Totopo’s, except for the fact that Morgan Cheripko is the type of server who likes to get to know her customers a bit. And the conversation she struck up on that particular night last year helped transform Cheripko from a typical working student to a pioneering East Carolina student-athlete. One of the … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingClass of 2019 starts with Southern Durham star
The Southern Durham High football program has produced a number of future major college players known for being able to run between the tackles or make plays in space. Guys such as Akeem Judd, who played at Ole Miss and is now with the NFL's New York Jets, Maurice Trowell and Tony Creecy (both played at N.C. State) and current North Carolina running back Jordon Brown all … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskImproved talent level shows in spring game
One really can’t tell a whole lot about a football team from a scrimmage, especially a spring scrimmage. Both East Carolina coordinators dummied-down their respective plays and formations, because other teams will scout the spring games. Still, I thought the Pirates put on an entertaining show on Saturday inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. There were big plays on both sides of … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettQuarterback competition just getting started
If the 2018 college football season began today, Reid Herring would be East Carolina’s starting quarterback. That was evident from both the division of playing time between the top three candidates in Saturday’s Purple-Gold spring game and from the comments of both coach Scottie Montgomery and offensive coordinator Tony Peterson afterward. But the season doesn’t begin … [Read more...]