A baseball team representing East Carolina University won a national championship this past week. Wait, what? You probably thought the Pirates’ season ended over Memorial Day weekend when they were denied an NCAA tournament bid by losing to Houston in the American Athletic Conference championship game. Well, they did. But that was the varsity team. Though not as … [Read more...]
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View from the EastExpectations, injuries affected Pirates
If everything had gone according to expectations, East Carolina would be getting ready to host an NCAA regional tonight. The Pirates were the preseason favorites in the American Athletic Conference and were ranked as high as sixth nationally at the outset of the 2017 season. The expectations became a factor to overcome but ECU coach Cliff Godwin said the projections were … [Read more...]
Football Scheduling NewsGame times, TV set for three games
With the 2017 college football season only three months away, East Carolina fans can start mapping out the details of their plans for attending games in person or viewing them on television. The American Athletic Conference on Tuesday announced kickoff times and TV originators for a number of games, including ECU's first three contests. The Pirates' season opener … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettRedemption out of reach
There are any number of words that can be used to describe East Carolina’s 2017 baseball season. Disappointing, frustrating and painful are among the first that come to mind. That’s why it’s somehow fitting that a season that began with such high hope and promise should end the way it did Sunday. It’s not that the Pirates lost their final game. That seemed all but … [Read more...]
Baseball: AAC TournamentHouston takes AAC title
CLEARWATER, FL — Houston's John King and Joey Pulido combined for a shutout as the No. 17 Cougars stopped East Carolina's surge in the American Athletic Conference Tournament with a 6-0 win in the championship game at Spectrum Field on Sunday. Houston (40-19) scored one run in each of the third through eighth innings. Third baseman Jake Scheiner was 4-for-5 with a double and … [Read more...]