Blake Harrell is in the midst of his first spring practice as head football coach at East Carolina after overseeing a 180-degree turn by the Pirates to close the 2024 season. ECU was 3-4 when Harrell took over for Mike Houston on Oct. 20. Harrell continued as defensive coordinator during a surge in which the Pirates finished 8-5 with a 26-21 Military Bowl win over N.C. State … [Read more...]
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BASEBALL NEWSPirates hold off Phoenix for 7-5 win
GREENVILLE — East Carolina stayed hot with a 7-5 victory over Elon at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Wednesday night. The Pirates have a 5-game winning streak and have won 13 of their last 15 games to improve to 20-10 for the season. ECU is 6-0 in the American Athletic Conference and resumes league play on Friday at 6 p.m. against Florida Atlantic (20-9, 2-4 AAC). The … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSBouche’s grand slam in 10th lifts ECU over Seahawks
WILMINGTON — Alex Bouche hit a grand slam in the top of the 10th inning to send East Carolina to a 10-6 nonconference win at UNC Wilmington on Tuesday night. The Pirates scored four runs in the first inning and never trailed in improving to 19-10 although the Seahawks (14-15) pulled even at 6 on a 2-run homer by Ryker Galaska in the eighth. ECU was topped, 9-4, by UNCW in … [Read more...]
JUNGLE TALESOn Deck with Elon coach Mike Kennedy
Replay this episode of Jungle Tales with host Bubba Rosenbaum. Elon baseball coach Mike Kennedy joins Rosenbaum to preview Wednesday evening's matchup between the Phoenix (10-17) and East Carolina (19-10) at Clark-LeClair Stadium. https://www.youtube.com/live/njNziqnz_bc?si=oFHxk_n1Pt6mfzjU … [Read more...]
JUNGLE TALESOn Deck with UNCW coach Randy Hood
Replay this episode of Jungle Tales with host Bubba Rosenbaum. UNC-Wilmington baseball coach Randy Hood joins Rosenbaum to preview the season's second matchup between the Seahawks (14-14) and East Carolina (18-10) Tuesday evening at Brooks Field. UNCW bested the Pirates 9-4 on March 18 at Segra Stadium in Fayetteville. The teams will face off a third time on April 15 at … [Read more...]


