East Carolina head coach Scottie Montgomery, running back Derrell Scott and quarterback Gardner Minshew spoke with reporters after the Pirates' spring football game on Saturday, Apr. 22, 2017, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, NC. (Recorded by Bonesville Staff) … [Read more...]
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BaseballKruczynski helps ECU break through in AAC
CINCINNATI — Senior left-hander Evan Kruczynski allowed one hit in eight innings and Matt Bridges completed a shutout as East Carolina posted its first American Athletic Conference win, 6-0, at Cincinnati on Saturday. Kruczynski did not issue a walk and had six strikeouts. Bridges retired the Bearcats in order in the ninth. ECU (21-19, 1-10 AAC) went ahead to stay with … [Read more...]
Basketball RecruitingLebo taps Tidewater again
East Carolina head basketball coach Jeff Lebo saw enough potential in Chesapeake (VA) Oscar Smith High School stalwart Justin Whatley to extend a scholarship two weeks ago. Whatley responded to Lebo's evaluation this week by accepting the offer and plotting a college hoops career with the Pirates. After moving to the Tidewater area last year from McAlester, OK, according to … [Read more...]
BaseballBearcats down ECU, 8-2
CINCINNATI — East Carolina's struggles in the American Athletic Conference continued Friday night with an 8-2 loss in the series opener at Cincinnati. The Pirates fell to 20-19 overall and 0-10 in the league, avoiding a shutout with a pair of runs in the ninth. Treg Haberkorn was 2-for-3 for the Bearcats (20-18, 5-5 AAC) with a triple and three RBIs. Manny Rodriguez … [Read more...]
View from the East: AAC FootballNew faces in a lot of places
Although he has just one season of experience at East Carolina, Scottie Montgomery has become one of the veteran coaches in the American Athletic Conference's East Division. A league teleconference on Wednesday served as an introduction for five new coaches in the AAC, including four at East Division programs. Scott Frost of Central Florida is the only other coach in the … [Read more...]