TAMPA — South Florida had a dominant performance in a 10-0 American Athletic Conference win in seven innings over East Carolina on Friday night to even the series at 1-1. The Pirates (29-24, 13-13 AAC) were limited to two hits as USF (28-23, 15-11 AAC) had 13 hits in ending a 5-game losing streak at home that included ECU's 5-1 win on Thursday night. Pirates coach Cliff … [Read more...]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates start extended stay in Sunshine state with win
Life has changed for East Carolina going into the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament starting Tuesday in Clearwater, FL. For the first time since 2018, the Pirates will not go into the event with the No. 1 seeding accorded the regular season champion. ECU began an extended stay in the Sunshine state with a 5-1 win over South Florida in Tampa on Thursday night … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL NEWSAAC football title game set for ABC again
The 2025 American Conference Football Championship Game will air on ABC for the 11th straight year. Hosted at the regular-season champion’s stadium, it kicks off ABC’s Championship Weekend on Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Big 12, Southeastern Conference, and Atlantic Coast Conference title games. Since 2015, the American title game has drawn over 26 million … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSWeather threat prompts cancellation of Campbell game
Due to potential unfavorable weather in Greenville, East Carolina's non-conference baseball game against Campbell, scheduled for Tuesday at Clark-LeClair Stadium, has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. The Pirates will conclude the regular season with a three-game AAC road series against South Florida (14-10, 27-22 AAC) starting Thursday at USF Baseball Stadium in … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates avoid sweep with walk-off win
GREENVILLE —Davin Whitaker hit a 2-run single through the right side of a drawn-in infield with one out in the bottom of the ninth to lift East Carolina to an 8-7 American Athletic Conference win over Texas-San Antonio on Saturday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates (28-23, 12-12 AAC) avoided a 3-game sweep by the Roadrunners (39-11, 20-4 AAC), who won the first game … [Read more...]