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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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUP
Friday, April 19, 2024
Pirates Set for Wake Forest Invitational, Aggie Classic… Szoke To Return As Football Play-By-Play Announcer For 2024… ECU Men’s Golf Set To Compete In AAC Championships… No. 9 East Carolina Plays Host To Wichita State… Pirates Set To Battle South Florida At Home… $60M expansion approved for Charlotte 49ers’ stadium… NC State beats UNC with… [ More… ]
Recent News & Features
VIEW FROM THE EAST
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… ]
BASEBALL NEWS
Pirates outlast Tribe in 13
WILLIAMSBURG, VA — East Carolina battled for five hours and 30 minutes on Wednesday night before emerging with a 14-13 win at William & Mary in 13 innings. Dixon Williams had an RBI single for the go-ahead run for the No. 9 Pirates (28-8) in the top of the 13th and Bristol Carter had a… [ More… ]
A GLIMPSE AT THE RECRUITING HORIZON
2025 TEs on ECU’s radar
Signing talent at tight end looms as one of the priorities for East Carolina as it pursues the football recruiting Class of 2025. The Pirates are expected to lose three prominent members of their tight end contingent following the 2024 season as Shane Calhoun, Tyler Savage and transfer Casey Kelly are scheduled to complete their… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWS
Slam prevents ECU sweep
GREENVILLE — Carson Bayne hit a ninth-inning grand slam to lift Charlotte to an 8-7 win at East Carolina and prevent the Pirates from sweeping the American Athletic Conference series on Sunday. ECU trailed, 8-6, after the opposite field blast by Bayne down the right field line off of Jackson DiLorenzo (1-1). The Pirates got… [ More… ]
Inside Game Day: Purple-Gold Game
Garcia, Houser trials to be continued
East Carolina’s spring football practice concluded without an apparent starter at quarterback as the competition between transfers Jake Garcia and Katin Houser will continue. The Pirates played two quarterbacks extensively during a 2-10 season in 2023, but the guys taking snaps Saturday and the skill personnel surrounding them showed on a sunny, windy afternoon at… [ More… ]
Inside Game Day Photos
Game Day Gallery
Bonesville’s Al Myatt roamed Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with his camera during the Purple’s 23-14 victory over the Gold in East Carolina’s Purple-Gold spring game on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Greenville, NC. Myatt captured this curated collection of images. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.)
Purple-Gold Game Postgame
Audio: Mike Houston
East Carolina football coach Mike Houston spoke with the news media after the Purple team defeated the Gold team 23-14 in the Purple-Gold Spring Game on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, NC. Click media player below (AUDIO ONLY). https://bonesville.net/site/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/041324-01_spring_mike-houston_postgame_almyatt-Z0000546_EXPORT.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
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ECU secures series with 5-1 win over 49ers
GREENVILLE — East Carolina topped Charlotte, 5-1, on Saturday at Clark LeClair Stadium before a crowd of 5,998 to win the American Athletic Conference series. The No. 9 Pirates (27-7, 8-3 AAC) go for a sweep of the 49ers (15-20, 4-7) on Sunday at 1 p.m. ECU moved into a tie with Texas-San Antonio for… [ More… ]