ORLANDO — Central Florida's Joe Sheridan yielded a lone run over eight innings as the No. 20 Knights dealt No. 18 East Carolina a 9-1 loss on Friday night in the American Athletic Conference opener for both programs. Game two between UCF (18-6) and ECU (16-5) is scheduled for Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The Pirates took a short-lived 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on an RBI … [Read more...]
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View from the EastMahoney working to restore ECU’s passion
New offensive line coach Don Mahoney has been to East Carolina's Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium before as part of staffs at Tulane and Central Michigan. He will be there Saturday for ECU's Purple-Gold game at 1 p.m. "I've had a chance to come into this hostile environment," Mahoney said. "I remember it all too well, unfortunately, being on the other side of it. ... I left here saying … [Read more...]
The Bradsher Beat on SoftballDuke provides springboard as Pirates head to AAC play
The East Carolina softball team got to grab a piece of history with its first-ever game against Duke on Wednesday, but the hot ECU squad made sure it wasn’t a creating a historical highlight for the fledgling Blue Devils, defeating the visitors 4-1 on a chilly Greenville afternoon. It was a significant win for a handful of reasons. The victory was the fifth in a row and … [Read more...]
BaseballECU resets game at UNCW
Due to potential inclement weather, East Carolina’s nonconference baseball game at UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday, March 21, has been postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday, May 9 at 6 p.m. No. 18 ECU (16-4) opens American Athletic Conference play against No. 20 Central Florida at Jay Bergman Field in Orlando on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the first of a three-game series. VIEW … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskPirates on a roll heading towards AAC play
Only a road game with rival UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday stands in the way of East Carolina opening American Athletic Conference play against Central Florida next weekend. ECU completed the three-game sweep of Maryland on Sunday, beating the Terrapins 4-0 on a sun drenched afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates improved to 16-4 with the victory. “Anytime you … [Read more...]