With a season-opening series with Western Carolina set for the this weekend, the East Carolina baseball program conducted its annual baseball banquet Saturday night at Williams Arena. Here are some images courtesy of ECU Baseball and Pirate Radio. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.) … [Read more...]
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Insights from BrettFinal piece in recruiting puzzle was a big one
National Signing Day has been reduced to an afterthought, thanks to an early signing period in which most schools locked up the majority of their incoming freshman classes two months before the traditional early February date. But while this year’s Signing Day lacked the fanfare of previous years, it was no less significant for East Carolina's struggling football … [Read more...]
The Bradsher BeatECU lacrosse setting sail
Here are a few of the things the East Carolina lacrosse team doesn’t have: A record book, veterans, rivalries, a losing record, or a winning record. Of course, all of that is vastly overshadowed by what the lax Pirates do have — a secure place in the ECU history books as the members of the first Division I lacrosse team in school history. The team, which has been … [Read more...]
View from the East: Signing Day Wrap-UpPrized Hardy picks Pirates
East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery's December signing class was about quantity and quality. The Pirates followed up with one quality letter of intent signed by defensive lineman Dorian Hardy of Elizabeth, NJ, on the traditional signing date Wednesday although Montgomery didn't rule out issuing additional grants. Programs that extended offers to Hardy included … [Read more...]
BasketballTemple turns back Pirates
PHILADELPHIA — Temple pulled away in the second half for a 90-73 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina at the Liacouras Center on Wednesday night. A 3-pointer by Pirate freshman Shawn Williams tied the score at 44 with 17;47 left. A 12-0 run extended the Owls' lead from 51-50 to 63-50. "That was a huge point in the game; a breaking point for us," said … [Read more...]