CHAPEL HILL — East Carolina pitchers Chris Holba, Alec Burleson and Zach Barnes combined for a three-hit shutout as run support mounted steadily in a 12-0 win over North Carolina at Boshamer Stadium on Sunday. ECU took the series two games to one, dropping UNC to 3-5. The Pirates (6-1) scored three runs with two out in the fourth inning after Spencer Brickhouse walked … [Read more...]
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BasketballHot Houston subdues ECU
HOUSTON — An incredible shooting day for Houston produced a 109-58 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina on Sunday at Texas Southern's H&PE Arena. The Cougars hit 23 of 31 field goal attempts, a sizzling 74.2 percent, in building a 62-13 lead at the half. Houston made 12 of 16 from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes in improving to 22-6 overall and 12-4 … [Read more...]
BaseballUNC deals Pirates first loss, evens series
DURHAM — Spencer Brickhouse hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to give East Carolina a 4-3 lead, but North Carolina came back for a 5-4 win on Saturday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. It was the first loss of the season for the Pirates (5-1), who play the Tar Heels (3-4) in the deciding game of the series at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill at 1 p.m. today. ECU … [Read more...]
BaseballPirates top Heels on two-hitter
GREENVILLE — Sophomore right-handers Trey Benton and Tyler Smith made a two-run second inning sufficient as East Carolina took a 2-1 win over North Carolina at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday evening. Benton (2-0) struck out a career-high 11 and yielded two hits in six innings with 5,382 looking on, the third largest home crowd in ECU history. Smith held the Tar Heels … [Read more...]
View from the EastGodwin corrals all hands on deck
Four games into the season and East Carolina's record is a spotless 4-0. Led by Brady Lloyd at .545 and Jake Washer, who is hitting .428, the Pirates have six players batting over .300. The team average is a healthy .295. ECU's combined earned run average is 2.25. "Up to this point, we've liked what we've seen," said fourth-year coach Cliff Godwin. "We've played a lot … [Read more...]