GREENVILLE — East Carolina sophomore right-hander Chris Holba struck out nine in seven innings as the Pirates took their fifth straight win, 7-2, over Elon at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Wednesday. Holba (2-0) allowed seven hits and two runs, both of which were earned. He yielded one walk. Elon (3-6) struck early as leadoff batter Zach Evers doubled on a full-count pitch to … [Read more...]

The same La Salle team that battled East Carolina into the late innings on Friday looked more like the Bad News Bears on Sunday. La Salle pitchers couldn’t find the strike zone and suffered through a long day in the series finale. The Explorers came to town this weekend in search of their first win of the season. That search will continue into this week after a Pirate … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina struck for eight runs in the first inning and went on to a 12-1 win over La Salle on Sunday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The visiting Explorers issued four walks, hit two batters and committed an error in the opening frame. Eric Tyler had both Pirate hits in the bottom of the first on a bunt and a 2-run single to right that provided an 8-0 … [Read more...]

TULSA, OK — Tulsa made 12 of its 22 attempts from beyond the arc (54.5 percent) in a 74-66 American Athletic Conference win over visiting East Carolina on Sunday. Junior Etou hit seven of eight field goal tries and five of six free throws as he scored a game-high 23 points for the Golden Hurricane (14-14, 8-8 AAC). Tulsa evened the season series with the Pirates after a … [Read more...]