GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored four runs in the eighth inning to break a tie score at 3 and the Pirates went on to deal St.John's its first defeat of the season, 7-4, on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. A crowd of 3,207 saw the battle between two nationally-ranked teams. ECU improved to 2-0 in the 2017 Keith LeClair Classic. The Pirates (7-3) take a seven-game … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Luke Bolka drew a bases-loaded walk with one out in the bottom of the ninth to score Charlie Yorgen with the winning run as East Carolina topped Western Carolina 5-4 in the Pirates' opening game of the 2017 Keith LeClair Classic on Friday. ECU (6-3) takes a six-game winning streak into its 4:30 p.m. game today with St. Johns. The Red Storm improved to 9-0 … [Read more...]

East Carolina beat Connecticut in men’s basketball on Wednesday. In any other year, such a result would be considered a watershed moment for the Pirates. UConn, after all, is a college hoops blueblood with four national championships to its credit. But this isn’t your typical group of Huskies. At 14-15 overall, 9-8 in the American Athletic Conference, they’re just another … [Read more...]