The Greenville bracket of the NCAA tournament was announced with the field of 64 on Monday. Host East Carolina (43-15) is the top regional seed and the No. 16 national seed. The Pirates will take on fourth-seeded Evansville (35-20) in the opening game of the double-elimination event on Friday at 1 p.m. (ESPN+). Wake Forest… [ More… ]
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BASEBALL NEWSPirates named regional host for NCAA tournament
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BASEBALL NEWSPirates split with Shockers, head home
CLEARWATER, FL — East Carolina split a pair of games with Wichita State in the American Athletic Conference Tournament at BayCare Ballpark on Saturday. ECU took a dramatic 5-4 win over the Shockers in the morning on a game-ending steal of home by Dixon Williams, but a 12-2 loss in eight innings later in the… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSECU holds off Rice in elimination game
CLEARWATER, FL — East Carolina withstood a Rice threat in the ninth inning for an 8-7 win in an elimination game in the American Athletic Conference tournament at BayCare Ballpark on Friday. The Pirates (42-14) will meet Wichita State (31-27) on Saturday at 9 a.m. ECU will need to win the morning matchup with the… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSLivingston lifts Shockers past Pirates
CLEARWATER, FL — Josh Livingston was primarily responsible for Wichita State’s 14-4 win over East Carolina in the winners bracket of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday. Livingston helped the Shockers overcome a 3-1 ECU lead with a 3-run homer in a 7-run sixth inning and a grand slam in the eighth against the… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates kick back after comeback
East Carolina had the afternoon to relax in Clearwater, FL, after a morning workout on Wednesday, a contrast to last year’s run through the losers bracket in the American Athletic Conference tournament at BayCare Ballpark. In 2023, the Pirates played six games in six days, a situation necessitated by a 12-11 loss to South Florida in 11 innings… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates open AAC tournament by overtaking Owls with huge eighth
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A GLIMPSE AT THE RECRUITING HORIZON2025 rush ends on ECU’s radar
The “Edge” or rush end position has become one of the most valued in college football these days. In recent years, players such as Nate Harvey, Kendall Futrell and Chad Stephens have produced impressive sack results for East Carolina playing the hybrid linebacker-defensive end spot. The Pirates will have Stephens back for one more season… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTFront takes shape in new offense
Front takes shape in 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… [ More… ]