CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina surged offensively after East Carolina had taken a 3-0 lead on Saturday and topped the Pirates, 7-5, in the winners bracket matchup in the NCAA baseball regional at Boshamer Stadium. The Pirates (37-23-1) move to an elimination game on Sunday at noon against Virginia Commonwealth (38-24), which knocked Tennessee out, 5-4, in the first game … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL NEWSFootball closes spring with Purple-Gold clash
GREENVILLE — Quarterbacks Mitch Griffis and Emory Williams were on public display Saturday as East Carolina held its annual Purple-Gold scrimmage to complete spring practice at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates are coming off a 9-4 season and do not have a returning starting quarterback in the program. Griffis, who transferred from Texas Tech, directed a 7-play … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSECU dominant in shortened contest at Coastal
CONWAY, SC — East Carolina took a 10-4 win on Sunday in six innings, avoiding a sweep at Coastal Carolina in dominant fashion. The contest was delayed due to weather and then called with more storms approaching the area. The Pirates improved to 8-7-1 with a 14-6 lead in hits over the Chanticleers (9-6). Jack Herring, who was 0-for-12 in the series before Sunday, set … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayPirates flip script from previous trip
BOCA RATON, FL — East Carolina reversed roles from the previous week to pummel Florida Atlantic, 42-3, and conclude the regular season with an 8-4 record. The Pirates finished 6-2 in the American Conference for their best mark ever in the league. After falling behind, 31-0, in a 58-24 loss at Texas-San Antonio last week, ECU avoided another adverse scenario at FAU. The … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayPirates celebrate dramatic Senior Day triumph
GREENVILLE — East Carolina got a 31-yard leaping catch on a heave by Katin Houser by South Carolina transfer Payton Mangrum — a senior on Senior Day — with 1:08 left in the game for a 31-27 American Conference win over Memphis on Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Elated Pirate fans stormed the field as ECU improved to 7-3 overall and 5-1 in league play with a game … [Read more...]