MEMPHIS — East Carolina won its eighth straight game and completed an American Athletic Conference sweep at Memphis on Sunday with an 8-3 victory. The No. 7 Pirates (35-8. 14-4 AAC) remained two games ahead of Texas-San Antonio (25-18, 12-6 AAC) for first place in the league standings with the Roadrunners’ 4-2 win at Rice… [ More… ]
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First-place Pirates take series
MEMPHIS — Home runs from Joey Berini, Jacob Starling, Ryan McCrystal and Dixon Williams helped power No. 7 East Carolina to a 14-3 series-clinching American Athletic Conference win at Memphis on Saturday. The Pirates moved to 34-8 overall and 13-4 in league play. ECU took sole possession of first place in the AAC standings on… [ More… ]
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Pirates overpower Memphis
MEMPHIS — Trey Yesavage narrowly missed a no-hitter as No. 7 East Carolina took a 14-0 American Athletic Conference win in seven innings at Memphis on Friday night. Yesavage (9-1) went six and two-thirds before yielding a single through the left side by Daunte Stuart for the Tigers’ only hit. The hosts left the bases… [ More… ]
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Front takes shape in ECU’s new offense
Matt Mattox joined the East Carolina staff as offensive line coach on Dec. 8, the week after Coach Mike Houston brought aboard John David Baker from Ole Miss as offensive coordinator. The charge for Mattox is to develop a front that will enable a ground game, protect the passers and do so within Baker’s fast-paced… [ More… ]
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A Star is reborn
GREENVILLE — Jacob Starling is back. The player known as “Star,” lived up to his nickname as the leading man in East Carolina’s 10-6 win over No. 21 N.C. State at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Tuesday night. Starling hit for a cycle as No. 7 ECU (32-8) swept the regular season series with the Wolfpack (22-16),… [ More… ]
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Pirates, Roadrunners jostle for league lead (updated)
[Editor’s note: This story has been edited to reflect East Carolina’s higher national ranking as of Monday, April 22.] East Carolina’s weekend sweep at home of Wichita State lifted the Pirates (11-4 AAC, 31-8) into a tie for first place in the American Athletic Conference standings with Texas-San Antonio (11-4, 24-16). ECU, ranked No. 7… [ More… ]
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Comebacks produce ECU sweep
GREENVILLE — No. 9 East Carolina overcame a pair of deficits to complete an American Athletic Conference sweep of Wichita State at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates (31-8, 11-4 AAC) trailed, 7-0, in the first game of a doubleheader before rallying for an 11-7 win. ECU won the second game, 11-4, after the Shockers… [ More… ]
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Yesavage fans 15, Pirates top Shockers
GREENVILLE — After a dominant start, No. 9 East Carolina held off Wichita State for a 6-4 American Athletic Conference win at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Friday night. The Pirates (29-8, 9-4 AAC) built a 6-0 lead as starting right-hander Trey Yesavage (8-1) short-circuited the Shockers (21-17, 7-6) with a career-high 15 strikeouts through six and… [ More… ]
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Marathon within a marathon
East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin will occasionally refer to some wisdom from his former ECU coach Keith LeClair. “A baseball season is not a sprint, it’s a marathon,” LeClair would say. The Pirates played a marathon within the marathon on Tuesday night as they took a 14-13 win in 13 innings at William &… [ More… ]