GREENVILLE — East Carolina had a 5-game winning streak halted as Florida Atlantic used back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning to top the Pirates, 6-5, on Friday night in the opening game of an American Athletic Conference series. It was the first league loss for ECU (20-11, 6-1 AAC). The Pirates had a 3-1 lead in the fourth when Marshall Lipsey of the Owls (21-9, 3-4 … [Read more...]
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JUNGLE TALESOn Deck with FAU coach John McCormack
Replay this episode of Jungle Tales with host Bubba Rosenbaum. Florida Atlantic baseball coach John McCormack joins Rosenbaum to preview the Friday-Saturday-Sunday American Athletic Conference series between the Owls (20-9, 2-4 AAC) and East Carolina (20-10, 6-0) at Clark-LeClair Stadium. https://www.youtube.com/live/o-KF6gy6peo?si=foo_RROF27EWtipv … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates spring forward under Harrell
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...]
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...]