After a season-ending 1-0 loss to Coastal Carolina in the championship of the Conway regional Sunday, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin conducted a postgame news conference. He was joined by seniors Jake Hunter and Ryley Johnson. The voices were strained with emotion and maybe there were some sweaty eyeballs as former football coach Ruffin McNeill might say. The Pirates … [Read more...]

CONWAY, SC — A sacrifice fly by Sebastian Alexander in the bottom of the eighth inning brought in the only run as Coastal Carolina topped East Carolina, 1-0, for the regional championship on Sunday night. There was a repetitive pattern in the regional for the Pirates (34-27) as wins over Florida were followed by losses to the Chanticleers in the double-elimination … [Read more...]

CONWAY, SC — Coastal Carolina scored 14 runs in the last three innings to down East Carolina, 18-7, in the winners bracket matchup in the NCAA regional hosted by the Chanticleers on Saturday night. ECU (34-26) faces Florida (39-21) in an elimination game scheduled for Sunday at noon. A crowd of 6,423, the largest ever at Springs Brooks Stadium saw a tightly contested … [Read more...]

CONWAY, SC — East Carolina jumped on Florida early and didn't let up in an 11-6 win over the Gators on Friday in the regional opener at Springs Brooks Stadium. The Pirates (34-25) struck for two runs in the top of the first and never trailed. Braden Burress led off the game with a bunt single, stole second and went to third on Jack Herring's fly to center. Dixon Williams was … [Read more...]