Daric Riley has come to East Carolina from Southern Methodist to coach the Pirate safeties as ECU looks for a turnaround from three straight losing seasons. Riley was part of a significant gridiron upgrade by the Mustangs. While Riley was at SMU as a quality control assistant and special teams analyst, the program progressed from 2-10 in 2015 to 5-7 in 2016 to 7-6 this past … [Read more...]

Sophomore right-hander Trey Benton is scheduled to throw the first pitch of the 2018 baseball season for East Carolina at 4 p.m. today as the Pirates start a three-game series with Western Carolina at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Benton compiled a 3-4 record with a 4.18 earned run average as ECU went 32-28 overall in 2017 and finished second to Houston in the American Athletic … [Read more...]

Even after a trip to a warm and sunny locale, one of the best parts is returning home. The East Carolina softball team knows that feeling well, as the players prepare for a 10-day home stretch after an intense season-opening trip to Miami. The first event in that long home stand is the Pirate Clash, a tournament featuring visiting teams Maryland-Baltimore County, St. … [Read more...]

NEW ORLEANS — East Carolina senior B.J. Tyson made two free throws with two seconds remaining to lift the Pirates to an 82-80 American Athletic Conference win at Tulane on Wednesday night. Freshman Shawn Williams had 29 points as ECU managed to prevail despite the absence of Kentrell Barkley, who is averaging 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds. Barkley was ruled out by interim … [Read more...]