Not a good move! What Joe did after losing so many to the portal is amazing. It is hard for any coach at a mid major to develop talent that will stay as long as the transfer portal and NIL is around. Just look what happened to Gardner. Joe still managed to get the most out of what he had. It has become so much harder now to recruit quality players with the lure of NIL agreements at larger and more successful schools as well. What should a kid do who is offered from ECU and NCSU? Which school do you think could offer the best NIL deal? Joe was hard working, dedicated, and a players coach. Gilbert will find no better!!

Yeah, MG's Twitter page still shows him wearing purple; it suits him well, AND he has a shoutout to the Best Buddies program besides. The future is bright for Pirate Nation.

I kind of expected Mason Garcia to enter the portal when HA announced his return. ...far as I know, he's still at ECU, which would be a plus for the program. He was highly recruited, and I expect him to live up to that when he gets his chance.

Great report, Thanks

A tale of multiple teams, who will show up next. Best season in a while though and my vote is to keep Joe until he gets it where he want it. He is a very good coach and seems to have things going in the right direction. No other head Coach will do better than he can.

My husband Charles A Rhodes always looks to your website for ECU news. Thank you for the good work. His question today is: where can I find the baseball game on tv or computer?Is ESPN+ going to carry it? Can't seem to find any info on it today.

Aaron Ramseur is not on the current roster and I believe has ended his eligibility. Otherwise, another excellent analysis.

The best one of these you have ever done. Excellent accuracy. Very comprehensive. Have not seen anything like this anywhere else. Igoe does his by position over time buy you hit all the bases in one article which I have bookmarked for future reference.

Sounds good. I will be there for every home game. It seems like a special season always comes down to high quality and deep pitching. Go Pirates

ECU Baseball is in goid hands as usual. Thank you Cliff. One question...describe how prepared we are in Catcher position?

Why was there no mention of us Pirates that donated our tickets, lost money in on hotels and travel? Thank you big donors but us little guys support the Pirates too!

The Military bowl should move the game and we should play NC State in Raleigh. Both teams were shafted by their respective bowl opponents and are ready to go!

ECU and BC have never met. Coach led the former to belief in itself over this season, and they play with a bit of a blue collar chip on their shoulder. BC was plagued by injury throughout the season, and never got its footing or acquired an identity. From that standpoint, ECU has an advantage. Also, BC was founded as a local option for bIue collar Catholic families, gained national prominence in the mid-'80s courtesy of Doug Flutie, and in the process of growing in stature in the decades since, has acquired a bit of an elitist attitude. BC is favored (slightly) more by reputation than by reality. Go Pirates.

Good 3 pt percentage, solid defense but good coaching more than anything else led to this win. The match between coaching staffs the final 2 mins was phenomenal. Checkmate Pirates

Never a shortage of football experts and critics! We forget so quickly it seems.... Just a couple short years ago, we couldn't tackle, couldn't block, and this team would have blown us completely out right away. The way we play, compete, the attitude, the effort, all reflections of Houston. Wake up and recognize. Blessed to have him and very proud of what we have accomplished. The future is bright!! Buy tickets and let's get behind this team. Any negatives IMO, AD lets get some folks in the concession areas. Lines are way out of hand at home games. I know it's been a tuff season to get folks to work, but this has to improve. Also would be nice to see Greenville police out or Hwy Patrol helping with traffic after games more. It's been a much more enjoyable season this year than the last several. Nice to actually look forward to Saturdays again in the fall!!! Go Pirates!!!