East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin and players Luke Bolka and Kirk Morgan spoke with reporters after the Pirates' 10-2 win over UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday night, Apr. 11, 2017, at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, NC. (Recorded by Bonesville Staff) … [Read more...]
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From the Anchor DeskIt’s too soon to throw dirt on the body
The one factor that East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin worried about in the preseason was injuries to his team. Injuries are not an excuse, and Godwin would never lean that way in trying to explain his team's play this spring. Still, injuries are the great equalizer. Godwin's team is deeper than it was a year ago. But basically this squad has lost the services … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingLove finds a bond at ECU
Kennedy Tinsley hasn't seen a lot of Trey Love, since he only assumed the position of head football coach at Greensboro's Southeast Guilford High School in February. But the exposure has been enough for Tinsley to understand Love is a young man with great potential. “I had already heard a lot of about him, and I had coached against him last year when I was at Eastern … [Read more...]
BaseballHouston rallies for sweep
HOUSTON — East Carolina saw several leads dissolve as Houston scored four runs in the sixth inning on Sunday for a 9-6 American Athletic Conference win and a series sweep. After 17-3 and 8-1 losses, the Pirates played their most competitive game of the three-game set, taking leads of 3-0, 5-2 and 6-5 before the Cougars' decisive inning. Luke Bolka had a three-run homer in … [Read more...]
BaseballHouston clinches series
HOUSTON — Joe Davis hit a three-run homer as host Houston scored six times in the fifth inning in an 8-1 win over East Carolina. The Cougars (22-8, 3-2) clinched the American Athletic Conference series as the Pirates slipped to 18-14 overall and 0-5 in the league. Tyler Bielamowicz had a three-run triple for the Cougars to close the scoring in the fifth. A double to … [Read more...]