The 4,928 people who opted to stay home rather than fill the empty Minges Coliseum seats Wednesday night missed the chance to be eyewitnesses to East Carolina’s most exciting final two seconds of the season. Unfortunately, what seemed destined to be a game-saving miracle shot was merely a game extender, as the Pirates coughed the ball up at crucial moments in overtime and … [Read more...]
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BasketballTulane edges Pirates in OT
GREENVILLE — East Carolina forced overtime with a length-of-the-court scoring play from Kentrell Barkley to B.J. Tyson with eight-tenths of a second remaining in regulation, but Tulane managed a 71-69 American Athletic Conference win in overtime Wednesday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Barkley inbounded from the far baseline with 2.0 seconds left, heaving a pass … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskPirates scrapping for positions
East Carolina baseball officially opened practice this past weekend. Sunday’s rain limited the scrimmage schedule to just a pair for this first weekend. Every practice and every bit of work in game-like conditions is crucial with the regular season set to begin on February 16th against Western Carolina. This weekend’s ‘live’ looks were the first time the Pirate hitters … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettOptimism in order as first pitch draws near
There are five words in the English language that can bring warmth to even the coldest winter day. They are: “Pitchers and catchers report today!” We’re still a couple of weeks away from being able to say those magic words with the opening of Major League Baseball spring training camps. But there’s a variation of the sentence that’s currently more apropos and much … [Read more...]
BasketballSMU outshoots Pirates
DALLAS — Southern Methodist outshot East Carolina for an 86-61 American Athletic Conference win Sunday at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs were coming off a 63-52 loss at Connecticut on Thursday night in which they made just 28.1 percent of their field goal attempts. "I didn't think they would have two bad shooting games in a row," said interim Pirates coach Michael … [Read more...]