GREENVILLE — East Carolina hit three home runs on Saturday in winning its series with LaSalle. The Pirates took game two against the Explorers, 8-4. Travis Watkins homered to right field in the bottom of the second for a 1-0 ECU lead. Luke Bolka launched a grand slam to right center to put the Pirates ahead 5-0 in the third. The bases were loaded after Charlie Yorgen led … [Read more...]
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BaseballPirates take home opener, 7-3
GREENVILLE — East Carolina defeated La Salle 7-3 in its first home game of the season on Friday before a crowd of 4,003 at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates (2-3) trailed 3-2 before scoring the tying run in the seventh. ECU added four runs in the eighth. Walks to Charlie Yorgen and Andrew Henrickson started the big inning for the Pirates. T. J. Riles singled to bring … [Read more...]
View from the EastNichols makes desired return
Jason Nichols wanted to be back at his alma mater, so much so that he made a special trip to East Carolina when Scottie Montgomery was named football coach in December of 2015. Nichols, a notable receiver in his playing days for the Pirates from 1994 to 1997, was named running backs coach this week. Persistence paid off for Nichols, who spent last season as running backs … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettResilience gets Pirates on track
There’s no better salve for what ails you in sports than winning. So it’s understandable if East Carolina fans let out at least a small sigh of relief Wednesday after their highly-ranked baseball team finally got into the win column following an opening weekend sweep at the hands of Ole Miss. The reality of the situation, however, is that coach Cliff Godwin’s Pirates are … [Read more...]
BaseballECU rolls to first win
BUIES CREEK — For the fourth time in as many games, East Carolina took an early lead and Wednesday the Pirates made it a springboard to a 10-0 win at Campbell. ECU (1-3) led each contest at Ole Miss last weekend but was swept. Junior college transfer T.J. Rials belted a two-run homer in the top of the first for all the support starting right-hander Chris Holba and the ECU … [Read more...]