Gary Overton has been involved with East Carolina baseball for a long time. He lettered for the Pirates from 1970 to 1973. He served in a support role in the program before becoming head coach from 1985 to 1997 and winning an ECU record 427 games. He is in his 22nd year as analyst on the Pirate radio network. Respected in the game across the country, Overton has worked on … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Home runs by Colby Wallace, Braxton Tramel and Davin Whitaker helped East Carolina complete a 3-game sweep of Memphis with an 11-1 win in seven innings at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Sunday. The weekend dominance put the Pirates (15-9) at 3-0 in the American Athletic Conference and in an accustomed position in the league standings — first place. ECU has won the AAC … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Freshman Braxton Tramel hit his first home run for East Carolina to power a 3-1 win over Memphis on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The outcome assured the Pirates (14-9) of a win in their first American Athletic Conference series of the season. ECU goes for a sweep on Sunday at noon. Austin Irby walked with two out in the second inning before Tramel drove … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — The pitching of Ethan Norby and Ethan Young helped East Carolina to a 3-2 win over Memphis in the American Athletic Conference opener for both clubs at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. Norby (3-2) started and went five and one-third innings. He yielded four hits, including a pair of solo homers, while walking two and striking out five. Jonah Sutton … [Read more...]